He was popular on colombian television during the s for his political satire. In addition to his work on television, he also had roles as a peace negotiator in the release of FARC guerrillas' hostages. He was murdered in by right-wing paramilitary hitmen, with suspected support from members of the Colombian military and security services , according to testimonies of former paramilitaries commanders.
He studied law and political science at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia , but his active involvement in politics and television did not allow him to finish. After winning the elections, Pastrana nominated him as mayor of Sumapaz , an underdeveloped rural locality in the district, in In a year, he created a health center, the school was improved [5] and the only street of town was paved. But his originality was not well seen by the central administration of Pastrana.
That answer and other eccentricities, brought to the conclusion by the central administration that he had founded a brothel in Sumapaz. He helped in the translations of the new Colombian Constitution of into the indigenous languages and as a presidential adviser in communications. In , the director of the Noticiero de las 7 , Antonio Morales Riveira, knew of the fame of the Mayor of Sumapaz in imitating politicians.
He worked on various television parodies, becoming famous with the TV show Zoociedad Zoociety in the s which contained humor about materialistic society and politics. One of them was "Heriberto de la Calle". Heriberto was a shoe shiner who interviewed different personalities, including politicians. Among the hostages were four US citizens and an Italian. The journalist sent a telegram to the military where he said: " General, do not look for enemies among the Colombians that risk their life everyday to build a proud nation as I want and as you are fighting for.
Once she was released, she met the journalist and warned him of the danger. He was 38 years old. The word quickly spread as his own colleagues at Radionet were the first to give the news to Colombia. The vehicular traffic worsened when a pedestrian bridge fell onto the North Highway, near nd Street, because a group of people thought wrongly that the funeral would pass by the site.
