Caretas
Encyclopedia
Caretas is a weekly newsmagazine
published in Lima
, Peru
, renowned for its investigative journalism
. It was founded in October 1950 by Doris Gibson
and Francisco Igartua.
In the mid '50s, Gibson's son, Enrique Zileri, returned from Europe (from where he had been making contributions for the magazine) to join Caretas. Not long after, Igartua departed from the magazine and Zileri joined Gibson as co-director.
After several years of monthly publication, Caretas began to be published semi-monthly, and, since 1979, weekly. A new edition currently appears every Thursday.
Caretas focuses on Peruvian-related topics, ranging from historic coups (it was founded during Odría's
regime), corruption scandals, presidential elections, crimes of passion, sports, to wars and terrorism. Since the mid-1980s, Caretas has imitated Time Magazine by naming a Man of the Year
in the year-end issue of the magazine, called Premio a la Resistencia (Prize to the Resistance).
The publication's first all-color cover featured Peruvian model Gladys Zender
, who became Latin America
's first beauty pageant contestant to win the Miss Universe
title in 1957.
In the first years of the '90s, due to her advanced age, Gibson (who in the previous years had stepped down as director to become President of the Directory, leaving the whole direction to Zileri) left the magazine due to her advanced age.
In 2005, Caretas launched a second magazine, Ellos&Ellas, published and distributed for free along with it. Ellos&Ellas covers Lima's socialité, health and fashion topics.
Zileri remained as Caretas director up to November 2007, when the magazine reached its 2000 edition. He resigned the position to his son, Marco Zileri, Politics Editor up to then, and assumed the Directory Presidency.
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
published in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, renowned for its investigative journalism
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
. It was founded in October 1950 by Doris Gibson
Doris Gibson
Doris Gibson Parra del Riego was a Peruvian magazine writer and publisher. She is most noted as the founder and editor of the Peruvian weekly newsmagazine Caretas....
and Francisco Igartua.
In the mid '50s, Gibson's son, Enrique Zileri, returned from Europe (from where he had been making contributions for the magazine) to join Caretas. Not long after, Igartua departed from the magazine and Zileri joined Gibson as co-director.
After several years of monthly publication, Caretas began to be published semi-monthly, and, since 1979, weekly. A new edition currently appears every Thursday.
Caretas focuses on Peruvian-related topics, ranging from historic coups (it was founded during Odría's
Manuel A. Odría
Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti was the President of Peru from 1948 to 1956.Manuel Odría was born in 1897 in Tarma, a city in the central Andes just east of Lima. He graduated first in his class from the Chorillos Military Academy in 1915. He joined the army and as a lieutenant-colonel was a war...
regime), corruption scandals, presidential elections, crimes of passion, sports, to wars and terrorism. Since the mid-1980s, Caretas has imitated Time Magazine by naming a Man of the Year
Man of the Year
A Man of the Year award usually refers to a person nominated as the most influential or meritous in a business, organisation, a specific form of human endeavour, or amongst humanity at large...
in the year-end issue of the magazine, called Premio a la Resistencia (Prize to the Resistance).
The publication's first all-color cover featured Peruvian model Gladys Zender
Gladys Zender
Gladys Rosa Zender de Meier is a beauty queen from Peru who became the first Latin American woman to win the Miss Universe title.-Miss Universe:...
, who became Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
's first beauty pageant contestant to win the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
title in 1957.
In the first years of the '90s, due to her advanced age, Gibson (who in the previous years had stepped down as director to become President of the Directory, leaving the whole direction to Zileri) left the magazine due to her advanced age.
In 2005, Caretas launched a second magazine, Ellos&Ellas, published and distributed for free along with it. Ellos&Ellas covers Lima's socialité, health and fashion topics.
Zileri remained as Caretas director up to November 2007, when the magazine reached its 2000 edition. He resigned the position to his son, Marco Zileri, Politics Editor up to then, and assumed the Directory Presidency.
Notable Caretas' Journalists
- César Hildebrandt
- Gustavo GorritiGustavo GorritiGustavo Gorriti is a Peruvian journalist who has worked extensively on coverage pertaining to the politics, culture, and social issues of Central and South America, and the Caribbean...
- Jaime Bedoya
- Fernando Ampuero
Facts
- Former president Alberto FujimoriAlberto FujimoriAlberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
once called Caretas "a rock in the shoe". - Pedro SalinasPedro SalinasPedro Salinas y Serrano was a Spanish poet and member of the Generation of '27. He was also a scholar and critic of Spanish literature, teaching at universities in Spain, England, and the United States....
, a renowned Peruvian journalist, wrote in his book Rajes del Oficio 2 that "to refer to Enrique Zileri is to refer to Caretas. And vice versa. In short, Caretas and Zileri are the same thing".