Nicholas Yerovirenowned writer and politician, sadly passed away this Sunday, January 19, at the age of 73. He was founder of the political humor magazine Monkeys and Cutenesses. The news was confirmed by his daughter, actress and playwright Paloma Yerovi, through her social networks.
“It is with such sadness that I inform you that Nicolás Yerovi, my father, died today. As soon as I have details of the wake, I will let you know,” reads his Instagram post.
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Likewise, through its official X account, the House of Peruvian Literature regretted the departure of Yerovi and recognized his legacy from his grandfather Leonidas. “We mourn the death of the writer and journalist Nicholas Yerovi. Promoter of the legacy of his grandfather Leonidas by re-founding the magazine Monos y monadas. Our condolences to his family and loved ones,” he said.
Nicolás Yerovi: “We Peruvians do not have calendar days, we have enigmas”
In an interview for La República, in 2023, Nicholas Yerovi He referred to the political class that Peru experienced and the reasons that led citizens to elect their representatives. “Anthropologists from abroad come to Peru and pinch us to find out if we are real (…) Peruvians do not have calendar days, we have enigmas,” he responded.
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“Let’s say it clearly, to be an authority in Peru it should not be enough to be 25 years old. It is absurd that this is the only requirement to govern 35 million people. Furthermore, we no longer have political parties or leaders, they are all burned, and the few decent regimes that we have had have been those that we have not elected,” he said. Nicholas Yerovi.
“In Peru, whoever comes to hold a high position and does not have very strong standards of civic life, such as respect for others and the opinions of others, will be tempted to perpetually retain power. And this occurs over a period of time. very briefly, (Dina) Boluarte offered to advance the elections and on the fourth day she changed her mind because she felt the sensuality of power,” he added.
