Ángel Darío Banegas Leiva (born 21 October 1969 in

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) is a Honduran

political cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or current ...

, former reporter, television host and politician. He currently serves as deputy of the

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representing the

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for Cortés.

Career

He started as reporter and press correspondent during his youth, also he was sports commentator in some radio stations in

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. However he started his career as cartoonist in 1985, making a daily cartoon in El Heraldo. Later in 1989, he was hired by Diario Tiempo and one year later began in

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where he is actually. Since 2003, he hosts and directs a daily television program in Telered 21 called ''En voz alta''. In 2009 elections he was elected as deputy of the

for the

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References

1969 births Living people People from Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras Honduran editorial cartoonists Deputies of the National Congress of Honduras Liberal Party of Honduras politicians {{Honduras-bio-stub