Pedro Ferríz Santacruz
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Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, born March 17th, 1921 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila
, is a veteran radio and television presenter in Mexico
.
His long career includes programs such as Noticiario Nescafe, Las trece del trece and La Pregunta de los 64,000 (The $64,000 Question). One of his best-known programs is Un mundo nos vigila (A world is watching us), a radio show about the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life, which started on station XEW
and is now broadcast on the Imagen Informativa radio network.
In 1997, Ferriz was a candidate for the Cardenist Party (PC) in the local Mexico City
government elections. The elections were won by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
from the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), the third largest political party in México.
Pedro Ferriz Santacruz is the son of Pedro Ferriz Monrroy and the father of radio and television news announcer Pedro Ferríz de Con
.
Piedras Negras, Coahuila
-Natural Resources:This region generates a large amount of the national production of coal, one of the most economically important non-metallic minerals in the state.-Tourism:Piedras Negras' main tourist attractions are:...
, is a veteran radio and television presenter in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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His long career includes programs such as Noticiario Nescafe, Las trece del trece and La Pregunta de los 64,000 (The $64,000 Question). One of his best-known programs is Un mundo nos vigila (A world is watching us), a radio show about the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life, which started on station XEW
XEW
XEW is the callsign of the following broadcast stations in Mexico City, Mexico:*television station XEW-TV, channel 2*radio station XEW-AM, 900 kHz*radio station XEW-FM, 96.9 MHz...
and is now broadcast on the Imagen Informativa radio network.
In 1997, Ferriz was a candidate for the Cardenist Party (PC) in the local Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
government elections. The elections were won by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano is a prominent Mexican politician. He was a former Head of Government of the Federal District and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution .-Biography:...
from the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), the third largest political party in México.
Pedro Ferriz Santacruz is the son of Pedro Ferriz Monrroy and the father of radio and television news announcer Pedro Ferríz de Con
Pedro Ferríz de Con
Pedro Ferriz de Con is a Mexican radio and TV news anchor. During the 1990s, he worked for the Multivision Network. In January 2000 he switched to Imagen Informativa radio network, in which he has partial ownership...
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