Julio Scherer García

Julio Scherer García
Scherer walking with José Narro, rector of UNAM, in 2011.
Born(1926-04-07)7 April 1926
Mexico City, Mexico
Died7 January 2015(2015-01-07) (aged 88)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationsJournalist and editor
Years active1947–2015
ChildrenJulio Scherer Ibarra

Julio Scherer García (7 April 1926 – 7 January 2015) was a Mexican author and journalist. He was the editor of the daily newspaper Excélsior from 1968 to 1976. He also was the founder of the newsmagazine Proceso.

Scherer wrote dozens of articles on corruption and abuse of power within the Mexican government. As so he was able to have an interview with the "mysterious", "invisible" and "intangible" most wanted drugs lord Ismael Zambada in 2010.