Adolfo Castelo was a journalist and television host in Argentina

Argentina

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Castelo, who started working in graphic journalism, was the creator of several publications, including the political journalism

Political journalism

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 magazine TXT, which he edited until his death.
He also participated in memorable television shows in Argentina, such as Semanario Insólito and La noticia rebelde, and the radio programme El ventilador during the 1990s with Jorge Guinzburg

Jorge Guinzburg

Jorge Ariel Guinzburg was an Argentine journalist, theatrical producer, humorist, and TV and radio host.-Background:...

 and Carlos Ulanovsky; and Turno tarde; and Mirá lo que te digo since 2001. He also took part in Jorge Lanata

Jorge Lanata

Jorge Lanata is an Argentine journalist and writer, born in Mar del Plata in 1960. He co-founded the daily Argentine newspaper Crítica de la Argentina on March 2, 2008, and was its director until April 4, 2009....

's show Día D.

Adolfo Castelo was one of the pioneers in Argentine television to mix informative journalism with humour, together with colleagues Raúl Becerra, Jorge Guinzburg and Carlos Abrevaya.

Castelo was diagnosed with lung cancer

Lung cancer

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 in 2003, upon returning from a trip to Galicia (Spain), birthplace of his parents. In October 2004 he was declared an honorary citizen of Buenos Aires, shortly before his death.