Andrés Oppenheimer

Andrés Oppenheimer (born November 24, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine author and award-winning journalist, best known for his analysis of Latin American politics. He is a senior columnist for The Miami Herald and the Argentine newspaper "La Nación" , and has published several books. His work has been recognized in the past with several awards including the 1987 Pulitzer Prize as part of the team that covered the Iran-Contra Affair. Oppenheimer currently has his own news program in the United States, "Oppenheimer Presenta" (Oppenheimer Presents), which is aired by PBS's Spanish-language digital subchannel, V-me.

Born in Buenos Aires, Oppenheimer studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and left the country following the military coup in 1976.

Works

Oppenheimer regularly publishes a blog called The Oppenheimer Report and has published several books, including:

*Castro's Final Hour: An eyewitness account of the disintegration of Castro's Cuba
*Bordering on Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockholders, Politicians and Mexico's Road to Prosperity
*Crónicas de héroes y bandidos
*Ojos vendados: Estados Unidos y el negocio de la corrupción en América Latina
*Cuentos chinos: El engaño de Washington, la mentira populista y la esperanza de América Latina

External links

* [http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/andres_oppenheimer/ Columns at the Miami Herald]
* [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/forums/mexico/oppenheimer.html Biography from The Wharton School]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mexico/interviews/oppenheimer.html PBS Frontline Interview]
* [http://andresoppenheimer.blogspot.com/ The Oppenheimer Report blog]