He won many international honours, including the Maria Moors Cabot Prize (1975), but was twice deported by his own government, and the magazine was shut down at least eight times.
The Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa called him an "indefatigable defender of freedom and democracy" who "could never be bribed or intimidated".
[1] The two provided in-depth news investigation and sharp opinions which increased the magazine's popularity, but also attracted the wrath of the Peruvian government.
[1] Zileri called Caretas "a symbol of resistance" against successive dictators and their censors, and was deported twice, to Portugal in 1969 and to Argentina in 1975.
[2] He exposed the past of the powerful spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos, and opposed Fujimori's attempt to extend his presidency for an unconstitutional third term.
[2] He was hit with a fine in 1992,[1] and the magazine lost revenue due to government pressure on advertisers,[2] but was vindicated when corruption scandals forced Fujimori from office in 2000.