César di Candia
César di Candia was a Uruguayan journalist and writer.
Life and career
Di Candia was born in Florida, Uruguay on 24 October 1929. He developed a long-lasting career in several relevant periodicals: El País, Lunes, El Dedo, Guambia, Repórter, Hechos, La Mañana, Marcha and Búsqueda.He interviewed notorious politicians involved in the civic-military dictatorship. The interview with the retired General Hugo Medina in which he revealed giving orders to torture was a landmark in Uruguayan journalism.
His literary works reflected his experience in written media.
Di Candia died on 17 March 2025, at the age of 95.
Selected works
;Non-fiction- Ni muerte ni derrota
- El viento nuestro de cada día
- Los años del odio
- La generación encorsetada
- Grandes entrevistas uruguayas
- Sólo cuando sucumba
- Tiempos de tolerancia, tiempos de ira