# Columnist Poncho Rentería Celebrates 40 Years at El Tiempo

Veteran columnist Poncho Rentería reflects on four decades of writing for El Tiempo newspaper.

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Columnist Poncho Rentería celebrated 40 years of writing columns for the newspaper El Tiempo on September 1, 2026, having published a total of 2,800 columns. [^1]

Director Hernando Santos Castillo invited Rentería to El Tiempo via telephone and welcomed him in the editorial page, noting that Rentería was not from Tuluá despite being called 'tulueño'. [^2]

Rentería admitted that he publicly denounced his younger brother's involvement in drug trafficking on a radio and television program, which led to him being labeled an accuser and snitch. [^3]

Rentería faced controversy with thousands of people from the coastal region after he wrote that they engaged in 'chanchullos' (corruption) and looting of health, education, and school lunches. [^4]

Rentería publicly denounced his younger brother, who is eight years his junior, for being involved in drug trafficking and displaying luxury cars. [^5]

Rentería stated that he has never missed a deadline or called the editorial office to inform them he would not be able to write due to illness. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Columnist Poncho Rentería celebrated 40 years of writing columns for the newspaper El Tiempo on September 1, 2026, having published a total of 2,800 columns. (El Tiempo, News)
2. Director Hernando Santos Castillo invited Rentería to El Tiempo via telephone and welcomed him in the editorial page, noting that Rentería was not from Tuluá despite being called 'tulueño'. (El Tiempo, News)
3. Rentería admitted that he publicly denounced his younger brother's involvement in drug trafficking on a radio and television program, which led to him being labeled an accuser and snitch. (El Tiempo, News)
4. Rentería faced controversy with thousands of people from the coastal region after he wrote that they engaged in 'chanchullos' (corruption) and looting of health, education, and school lunches. (El Tiempo, News)
5. Rentería publicly denounced his younger brother, who is eight years his junior, for being involved in drug trafficking and displaying luxury cars. (El País, News)
6. Rentería stated that he has never missed a deadline or called the editorial office to inform them he would not be able to write due to illness. (El País, News)

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