{{Short description|Spanish presenter (1942–2023)}} {{Infobox person | image = Nicolás (Pipo) Mancera - TV Guia, 1965.jpg | caption = Mancera in 1965 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth-date|20 December 1930}} | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | death_date = {{death-date and age|29 August 2011|20 December 1930}} | death_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | monuments = | nationality = | occupation = Presenter | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }}
'''José Nicolás "Pipo" Mancera''' (20 December 1930 – 29 August 2011) was an Argentine radio and television presenter and journalist. He has been described as "a television pioneer"<ref name="bio">{{cite news |title=Murió Pipo Mancera, un pionero en la conducción en televisión |url=https://www.laprensa.com.ar/Murio-Pipo-Mancera-un-pionero-en-la-conduccion-en-television-380338.note.aspx |access-date=25 November 2025 |work=La Prensa|date=29 August 2011}}</ref> and "a legend of Argentine television".<ref name="Clarín">{{cite news |last1=Redacción |title=Murió Pipo Mancera, una leyenda de la televisión argentina |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/Murio-Pipo-Mancera-television-argentina_0_rJ6lua6nPme.html |access-date=25 November 2025 |work=Clarín |date=29 August 2011 |language=es}}</ref>
== Life and career == Born in Buenos Aires, Mancera started his career in the early 1960s as a film journalist.<ref name="bio"></ref> He had his breakout thanks to ''Sábados Circulares'', a six hours long program he created and hosted between 1962 and 1974.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="Primera" /> In the show, he interviewed numerous international stars, including Sophia Loren, Pelé, Alain Delon, Marcello Mastroianni and Diego Maradona.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="Primera" /> He is regarded as an innovator, having introduced several new elements to Argentine television, such as hidden cameras, lie-detector segments, and animated–live action interaction.<ref name="Primera" /> He was also active as a columnist for the newspaper ''La Razón'', and appeared in several films.<ref name="bio" />
During his career, Mancera received several awards and honours, notably a Lifetime Martín Fierro Award and a Silver Condor Award for his career.<ref name="bio" /> He died of cardiac arrest on 29 August 2011, at the age of 80.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="Primera">{{cite news |last1=del Pino |first1=Paco |title=14 años sin el gran "Pipo" Mancera |url=https://www.primeraedicion.com.ar/nota/100489953/aniversario-muerte-pipo-mancera/ |access-date=25 November 2025 |work=Primera Edición |date=29 August 2025 |language=es-AR}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mancera, Pipo}} Category:1930 births Category:2011 deaths Category:People from Buenos Aires Category:Argentine male journalists Category:Argentine television presenters