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Oscar Yanes is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 25, 1927. He is best known for his work as a journalist, which includes writing for the newspaper El Nacional and hosting the television program "Oscar Yanes en la Noche". Yanes began his career as a journalist in the 1950s, writing for the newspaper El Nacional. He later became the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. In the 1970s, he began hosting the television program "Oscar Yanes en la Noche", which was broadcast on Venevisión. Yanes has written several books, including "La Historia de Venezuela Contada por Oscar Yanes" (The History of Venezuela Told by Oscar Yanes), "La Historia de Venezuela Contada por Oscar Yanes II" (The History of Venezuela Told by Oscar Yanes II), and "La Historia de Venezuela Contada por Oscar Yanes III" (The History of Venezuela Told by Oscar Yanes III). Yanes has received numerous awards for his work, including the Order of the Liberator, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Venezuela, and the Order of Francisco de Miranda. As of 2021, Oscar Yanes's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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Occupation Journalist, writer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 25 April 1927
Birthday 25 April
Birthplace Caracas, Venezuela
Date of death (2013-10-21) Caracas, Venezuela
Died Place Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality Venezuela

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2013

Oscar Yanes died on 21 October 2013, due to complications with prostate Cancer.

1992

He won on three occasions the National Prize for Journalism, the Monseñor Pellín Prize and the First Prize of the Association of Writers of Venezuela in the contest of biographies of famous Venezuelans, for his work entitled "Carlos J. Bello, the Forgotten Sage". He also won the Silver Book Award in 1992, awarded by Editorial Planeta for the book with the highest circulation of the year.

1966

-Leading the team of Venevisión a Venezuelan network, Yanes was sent in 1966 to Vietnam as a war correspondent and press officer. For two months he made six reports that were distributed throughout Latin America: "The War on the Sea"( la guerra en el mar), "The War in the Air" (la guerra en el aire), "The War in the Jungle"(la guerra en la selva), "The Vietcong", "The Religion "(la religion) and" The Vietnamese Woman. "(la mujer Vietnamita).

1941

As a child he attended the Zamora School . The idol of where he lived, at that time, was a boxer named Armando Best. Pompeyo Márquez and Eloy Torres also studied at that school. Later on, Yanes went to the University and studied as a journalist, after seeing a notice from the newspaper. He entered the first school of journalism that existed in Venezuela, at the Free University "Augusteo", founded in October 1941 by Monsignor Rafael Lovera, at the time of the General Isaías Medina Angarita. Press freedom given by General Medina Angarita allowed the circulation of 3 newspapers that made history: Últimas Noticias, El Nacional and El Morrocoy Blue. Yanes signed up for the founding squad of Últimas Noticias and stayed there for a few years.

1940

Oscar Yanes was famous for his tales about contemporary history in the TV program Así son las Cosas (The way things are). In the late 1940s received the first prize from the Venezuelan Association of Writers for his book Carlos J. Bello, el Sabio Olvidado (Carlos J. Bello, the forgotten wise man). In 1992 won the Silver Book Prize awarded by Planeta Publishing, for the largest book circulation of the year.

1927

Oscar Armando Yanes González (25 April 1927 Caracas – 21 October 2013) was a Venezuelan journalist and bestselling author, considered a pioneer in Venezuelan broadcast journalism. He was awarded by three times with the National Prize for Journalism.