Mario Aníbal Ferreiro Sanabria (born May 30, 1959) is a Paraguayan television host and politician. He was the presidential candidate of the centre-left coalition '' Avanza País'' in the April 2013 electionsThe Virginia Gazette, April 5, 2013
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of City of Asuncion, capital of

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, from 2015 to 2019. His parents were Revolutionary Febrerista Party members.Mario Ferreiro
abc.com.py He studied at the

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and also in the

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He became a radio and newspaper

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in 1979 and a television host in 1980. He has hosted TV programs on SNT such as ''The morning of each day'', 2003–2012) and ''24 Horas''. He has also published several books of short stories and jokes.

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Official campaign website
1959 births Living people Paraguayan politicians {{Paraguay-politician-stub