Jota Mario Valencia Yepes (born Jorge Mario Valencia Yepes; March 31, 1956 – June 6, 2019) was a Colombian television presenter. He was born in

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History

He attended the Universidad de La Sabana in

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and was one of the founders of the Colprensa news agency. He began in television in 1979, presenting the program ''Valores Humanos'' (Human Values) for

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. In 1983, he began hosting Promec's ''Noticiero Promec'', which remained on the air for four years. He also was one of

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's most well-known personalities while that company was still a ''

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''; he hosted programs such as ''Telesemana'', ''Cazadores de la Fortuna'', ''

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'' and ''Día a día''. He briefly left Colombia in May 2000, citing violence and threats against his family. He would return a year later, this time working with

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. He create in July 2nd/2002 the program ''muy buenos dias'' He published five books, most of which are spiritual in nature: ''Volver a Vivir'', ''El Ángel del Amor'', ''Correo Angelical'' and ''Llena Eres de Gracia'', plus ''Insúltame Sí Puedes''.

Death

Valencia died on June 6, 2019, after spending several days at Bocagrande Hospital in Cartagena, Colombia, after suffering a

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References

1956 births 2019 deaths Colombian television producers Colombian television presenters {{Colombia-bio-stub