Ricardo Rocha was in charge of the agency Detrás de la Noticia and collaborated in media such as El Universal and Grupo Fórmula.
Until now the cause of death is unknown of the journalist who was 76 years old.
In the Park of Illustrious Journalists, in CDMX, there is a tribute to the journalist for his work in favor of information.
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 his family.
– Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_)
June 4, 2023
Who was Ricardo Rocha?
Ricardo Rocha was born in Mexico City. He entered the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1968 to study Business Administration. However, before finishing his degree, he decides to lean towards the profession of journalism.
His family, years ago, had a shoe factory in Guadalajara, Jalisco, but unfortunately it burned down and they lost that heritage.
He designed and hosted the program “Para Gente Grande”, which was broadcast for 14 years in Mexico, the United States and Europe. In parallel, Rocha had an executive career at Televisa, which led him to occupy the Presidency of Televisa’s Radio Division in 1997.
That year he created the concept Behind the News on radio and television. Since November 2005, he has hosted the Animal Nocturno program on TV Azteca, in which he combined themes of music, literature, politics, cinema and theater.
Since 2001 he wrote his weekly column Detrás de la Noticia for the newspaper El Universal. In addition, he was recently appointed director of the TV Channel of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District