Felipe Camiroaga
Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández (8 October 1966 – 2 September 2011) was a Chilean television presenter, actor and comedian, one of the most popular in his country.
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| Born | Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández 8 October 1966 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 2 September 2011 (aged 44) Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile |
| Resting place | Parque del Recuerdo |
| Other names | El Halcón de Chicureo (The Falcon of Chicureo) |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, actor |
| Years active | 1988—2011 |
Camiroaga hosted many shows for Chilean television station TVN, including the morning talk show Buenos Días a Todos and a late-night talk show Animal Nocturno. He also acted in several TV series, such as Jaque Mate and Rojo y Miel, and in two films. Camiroaga twice hosted the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in 2009 and 2010. He was nicknamed "Halcón de Chicureo" ("Falcon of Chicureo") because he bred falcons in his residence in Chicureo, a rural area north of Santiago.
Camiroaga died on 2 September 2011 after the military plane which was taking him and twenty others to Juan Fernández Archipelago crashed in the sea. Camiroaga's death was officially announced seven days later, and after a funeral oration at TVN's headquarters, he was buried in Santiago. He has been posthumously awarded several prizes, including the "Social Communicator Special Award" by the National Council of Television in 2011.