For more than 50 years, Ricardo Rocha was one of the most important journalists on Mexican television, covering historical events both in the country and in Latin America, such as the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, for which he received a prestigious award.
Unfortunately, the celebrity from Mexico He died at the age of 67, as his son, also a journalist, revealed on his social networks Jorge Armando Rocha.
The sudden departure of the journalist, who in recent years was a columnist and specialist in various programs, led to a large number of farewell messages from his friends and colleagues.
WHO WAS RICARDO ROCHA?
Journalist, conductor and opinion columnist with more than 50 years of experience, Ricardo Rocha Reynaga He was born on March 27, 1947, in Mexico City and from a very young age he showed a passion for journalism.
Despite this, Rocha would study business administration at the National Autonomous University of Mexicoa profession that he would not develop due to his closeness to the student movement and the Tlatelolco massacre, in which members of the government of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz killed more than 300 protesters. This fact would bring him closer to social causes.
He would start as a reporter, quickly climbing the ranks and becoming responsible for programs such as “for big people” either “Live”, in addition to being the winner of the National Journalism Award in 1977 for his coverage of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua.
In Televisa, in addition to the aforementioned programs, he would also be in charge of the radio division of Radiópolis and “Detrás de la noticia”, the first medium that broadcast a video of the Aguas Blancas massacre, Guerrero, where police forces killed 17 peasants. Added to this is the fact that he was one of the few who managed to interview “Commander Marcos”, leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).
In 2001, the journalist left the network to move to TV Azteca, where he would be in charge of “Reporte 13” and “Animal Nocturno”, where he would remain until 2015.
WHAT DID RICARDO ROCHA DIED OF?
The causes of death of the veteran journalist at the age of 76 are a mystery, since the only person who confirmed his death was his son and heir Jorge Armando Rocha, who did not provide further details of his father’s death.
“It must have been at 2 in the afternoon, he was found by his boss who went to look for him”, detailed his son. “I was in great spirits and energy”, added Jorge Armando, who explained that they were planning a trip to Acapulco.
In the same way, the journalist also dedicated himself to thanking the messages of condolence that close friends and colleagues gave Ricardo Rocha.
“Dad spread your wings, you were good, a very dignified man with the best values. You opened a breach when the system had it controlled. You leave a great school of journalism. You helped everyone who approached you. We are going to reach you. I love you. May God bless you always, with him you are”, indicated the son of the renowned journalist on his social networks.
HIS SECRET RELATIONSHIP WITH VICTORIA RUFFO
According to several Mexican media, the actor had a secret relationship with Victoria Ruffoof which very few people in his inner circle knew, as pointed out The Herald.
The short and intense romance between the Mexican celebrities It happened in the 90s, when Rocha was a news presenter and Victoria established herself as “The queen of soap operas”, as his followers know him today.
There is no material evidence of the courtship as such, but there are several photographs in which they are seen embracing and with a complicit smile, although this union would last a very short time, since after a few months they would separate and Ruffo would begin dating Eugenio Derbezwho later would become his husband and father of her first child, Jose Eduardo Derbez.
CELEBRITIES WHO FIRED RICARDO ROCHA
One of the most affected by the departure of the communicator was Maribel Guardia, a personal friend of the presenter of “Nocturnal animal” and “for the big people”.
“Good trip my dear Ricardo Rocha. Great journalist, communicator, excellent person, a gentleman in every sense of the word, we will miss you”, the actress shared with a publication on her social networks, who months ago lost her only son.
Another figure who lamented the departure of the veteran journalist was Joaquin Lopez Dorigawho shared the Televisa signal when he was a presenter on the network.
”I regret to inform you of the death of my dear compadre and companion of many years, Ricardo Rocha. Rest in peace, dear compadre. To your children my hug with pain. We will miss you”, he pointed out on his Twitter account.
The journalists were joined by the Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorwho highlighted the legacy of the journalist and the interviews he offered in the past.
“I regret the death of Ricardo Rocha. We were very close friends, he opened spaces for me in the media when almost everything was closed to us. Hugs to all your family”, pointed out the leader of Morena.