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Lilly Téllez (born 14 November 1967) is a Mexican journalist for the Mexican television broadcaster TV Azteca, including its Proyecto 40 and Azteca Trece networks.
Early life
Téllez was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, where she worked in a local TV channel until 1994, when she was hired as main host of Azteca's main news program, Hechos.
Career
Téllez is an investigative reporter. On June 22, 2000, her car was shot by a group of unknown men, but she was unharmed. She attributed this attack to a recent airing of an investigation related to the Arellano Félix family of drug dealers. In 2005 she began a new investigative program for Azteca Trece, Myths and Facts, transmitted twice a month. She hosts the program Diagnosis Reserved on Proyecto 40.
She has received the Premio Antena award from the Chamber of Industry of Radio and Television.