TV presenter Yaqui Nunez del Risco passed away yesterday afternoon, Monday, 8 September 2014, after several days in hospital at the Centro de Diagnostico, Medicina Avanzada and Telemedicina (Cedimat).
His brother said that he died at 3:24 in the afternoon. He had been in poor health for the last few years, and suffered a stroke in December 2008.
Yaqui Nunez del Risco was born in Santiago on 4 May 1939 and was best known for being one of the main Dominican TV presenters and master of ceremonies.
He started his career in San Francisco de Macoris as a sports journalist for the La Nacion newspaper and then moved to Santo Domingo to work with Rafael Solano on Radio Television Dominican.
He produced the popular TV shows “El Show del Mediodia” at noontime, “Nosotros a las ocho” with the late Freddy Beras Goico for many years. Other programs he produced for TV were “Otra vez con Yaqui,” “De noche”, “Diario vivir”, “El tiempo pasa”, “Comida y comidilla”, “Global y local”, “Chiqui show”, “La alegria del pais”, “La vida es una feria”, “En hora buena con Yaqui” and “Buen provecho”.
Del Risco was regarded as a teacher of many of the new generations in TV and his productions served as a training ground for many of today’s successful TV hosts and producers.
He also leaves a legacy of the songs he wrote for many singers, including “Companera” (Fernando Villalona), “No es lo mismo ni es igual” (Dioni Fernandez), and “Pensandolo bien” (Rafael Solano).
He was married three times, to Violeta Yanguela, Sonia Silvestre and Susana Silfa. He had seven children.
He was also a radio producer, his last show being “Aqui Yaqui” together with his wife Susana Silfa. He retired in 2008 after suffering the stroke in December.
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