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Mexican Entertainment Journalist and TVyNovelas Founder Chucho Gallegos Dies at 84

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chucho Gallegos, founder of TVyNovelas and a major figure in Mexican entertainment journalism, has died at 84.
  • He helped advance the careers of performers including Luis Miguel and Enrique Iglesias and published major exclusives involving leading Mexican and Spanish-language stars.
  • His death was announced by TVyNovelas director Gil Barrera and later confirmed by the television program Hoy, while colleagues and entertainers offered condolences.

Chucho Gallegos, the founder of TVyNovelas and one of the defining figures in Mexican entertainment journalism, has died at 84. His death was announced by Gil Barrera, director of TVyNovelas, and confirmed minutes later by the television program Hoy on social media.

Gallegos spent six decades moving through Mexico’s major newspaper newsrooms before his reporting instincts and talent for building relationships took him to TeleGuía and then TVyNovelas. He helped launch the career of a teenage Luis Miguel and followed the early career of a young Enrique Iglesias, who did not want to be identified as someone’s son. He also presented Vicente Fernández and once angered Verónica Castro after Cristian Castro revealed that he was the son of Manuel “Loco” Valdés.

Stars including María Félix, Andrés García, Lupita D’Alessio, Lucero and other major performers of the 1980s and 1990s opened their homes to him and shared exclusive stories. Those reports included the birth of Lucía Méndez’s first child, Maribel Guardia’s pregnancy and the relationship between Victoria Ruffo and Eugenio Derbez.

We deeply regret the sensitive death of Chucho Gallegos Rosales. We share the grief felt by his family, friends and loved ones.

· Programa HoyThe television program confirmed Gallegos’s death and published a tribute on social media.

The cause of death was not disclosed. Gallegos had been in intensive care and his condition had been described as grave. He was hospitalized in August after a bacterial infection caused internal bleeding, and his family urgently sought blood donors.

After his death was confirmed, figures from the entertainment world, including Roberto Palazuelos, Ana María Alvarado, Rodrigo de la Cadena, Victoria Ruffo and Sergio Mayer, expressed their condolences. Mayer called Gallegos an important part of his own career and thanked him for his support and advice.

Rest in peace, my dear friend Chucho Gallegos. You leave us an important legacy. Thank you always for your support and advice. I carry you in my heart.

· Sergio MayerMayer paid tribute to Gallegos after his death was confirmed.
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