Soledad Gallego-Díaz: key obituary facts
Is Soledad Gallego-Díaz dead? Yes. Soledad Gallego-Díaz died on May 5, 2026, at age 75.
Cause of death: Soledad Gallego-Díaz's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Soledad Gallego-Díaz known for?
She was known as Spanish journalist.
More about Soledad Gallego-Díaz
Born: 21 April 1951.
Place of birth: Madrid.
Place of death: Madrid.
Gender: female.
Occupation: journalist.
Nationality: Spain.
Education: Escuela Oficial de Periodismo.
Employer: Pyresa, Cuadernos para el Diálogo, El País, Cadena SER.
Awards: Francisco Cerecedo Prize, 'Salvador de Madariaga' Journalism Prize, Cirilo Rodríguez Award, Ortega y Gasset Awards, Comadre de Oro Award.
Also known as: Soledad Gallego-Diaz.
Title: Former editor, El País.
Soledad Gallego-Díaz, the Spanish journalist and former editor of El País, died on May 5, 2026.
Born in Madrid in 1951, she studied at the Official School of Journalism of Madrid and worked for Pyresa and Cuadernos para el Diálogo before joining El País shortly after the newspaper was founded in 1976. She served as editor of the paper from June 2018 to June 2020 and was a correspondent in Brussels, Paris, London, Buenos Aires and New York.
Soledad Gallego-Díaz, 75, Spanish journalist, editor of El País (2018–2020).