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Virgilio Caballero Pedraza
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Caballero in 2016
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| Deputy to the Congress of Mexico City from Azcapotzalco |
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| In office 17 September 2018 – 24 March 2019 |
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| Deputy to the Congress of the Union from Mexico City's 3rd district (Azcapotzalco) |
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| In office 29 August 2015 – 31 August 2018 |
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Virgilio Dante Caballero Pedraza
24 February 1942 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Died | 25 March 2019 (aged 77) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | .png){kind=small} MRN |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist |
Virgilio Dante Caballero Pedraza (born February 24, 1942 – died March 25, 2019) was a well-known Mexican journalist, media expert, and politician. He worked as a journalist for many years. Later, he served as a federal deputy, which is like a representative in the Mexican government, from 2015 to 2018. He also worked as a deputy for the Congress of Mexico City.
Early Life and Media Career
Virgilio Caballero was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He grew up in a large family with 11 children. When he was young, his family moved to Mexico City.
He loved radio from a very early age. When he was only seven years old, he was part of a children's radio show on a station called XEB. He also became a teacher and studied anthropology. Later, he helped start a communications program at a university in Mexico City.
In 1977, Caballero began hosting a show on a TV channel called Canal Once. He later became the news director for that channel. This was the first of many important jobs he held in public media. In 1981, he led Canal 13, which was owned by the government at the time. After that, he helped create and lead state TV and radio systems in other parts of Mexico, like Sonora, Quintana Roo, and Oaxaca.
After working in government press offices for a few years, Caballero returned to television in 1996. He hosted a popular show called Realidades on CNI Canal 40. In 1999, he became the first director of a new channel called Canal del Congreso. This channel shows what happens in the Mexican Congress. He left this job in 2002. Virgilio Caballero continued to work in journalism. He helped start the Mexican Association for the Right to Information (AMEDI) in 2001. He also hosted a TV show on TV UNAM from 2012 to 2014. In 2014, he received an award for his work in journalism.
Becoming a Legislator
In 2014, Virgilio Caballero helped start a new political party called the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA). The next year, he was elected to be a federal deputy. This meant he represented a part of Mexico City called Azcapotzalco in the national Congress.
During his three years in Congress, he was part of the Radio and Television Commission. He also joined a special group that looked into an event that happened in Oaxaca in 2016. In 2017, his apartment was damaged by a big earthquake in Mexico City.
After serving as a federal deputy, Caballero ran for another political job. He was elected to represent a part of Azcapotzalco in the Mexico City legislature. He became the spokesperson for the MORENA party in that legislature. Virgilio Caballero passed away on March 25, 2019, after a short illness.
See also
In Spanish: Virgilio Caballero Pedraza para niños
