Enrique Zileri
Enrique Alberto Zileri Gibson | |
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| Born | 4 June 1931 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 25 August 2014 (aged 83) Lima, Peru |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Notable awards | Maria Moors Cabot Prize (1975) |
| Spouse | Daphne Dougall |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Doris Gibson (mother) Manlio Aurelio Zileri Larco (father) |
Enrique Zileri Gibson (Spanish pronunciation: [ẽnˌri.ke siˌle.ɾi ˈxiβ̞.sõn]; 4 June 1931 – 24 August 2014) was the publisher of Caretas (Masks), Peru's leading newsmagazine, which was cofounded by his mother Doris Gibson. He ran the magazine as "a symbol of resistance" against successive Peruvian dictators and their censors. He won many international honours, including the Maria Moors Cabot Prize (1975), but was twice deported by his own government, and the magazine was shut down at least eight times. The Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa called him an "indefatigable defender of freedom and democracy" who "could never be bribed or intimidated".