Telemundo 47 Anchor Edgardo del Villar Dies After Battle with Brain Cancer
People
12/14/2020
Telemundo 47 anchor Edgardo del Villar has died after a battle with brain cancer.
Del Villar died on Sunday after battling the disease over the last two years, according to NBC New York. He is survived by his mother and siblings, his wife — TV and radio host Carolina Novoa — and his daughter, Dana.
“Edgardo del Villar was a talented journalist and gifted storyteller with a smile that lit up the screen. We stood in awe as he fought an incurable disease with remarkable resolve; pushing himself to the limits, returning to the air throughout his treatment and remaining positive and upbeat through it all. He was our inspiration and we loved him,” Cristina Schwarz, president and general manager of Telemundo 47, said in a statement to NBC New York.