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José Enrique Piera Puig, also known as Enrique Piera, (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic- October 19, 1970) was a Dominican television journalist and host of a public affairs show on Channel 4 in the Dominican Republic.

Personal details
Enrique Piera was born in Catalonia, Spain. Piera is the father of Nuria Piera, who is considered a famous investigative journalist who works in the TV news magazine format in the Dominican Republic. Nuria and her sister Sonia were raised by their mother Berna Piera. Enrique Piera died due to complications as a result of gunfire from the attempt on his life. He was buried in Santo Domingo.

Career
Enrique Piera was a television journalist in the Dominican Republic. Piera hosted a talk show on Channel 4 Dominican Broadcasting that originated at the dawn of the afternoon in the late sixties. The TV show was called "Punto sobre las ies" (Translated as "Finishing Touches" or literally "Dot the i's"). Enrique Piera always appeared on his show smoking a cigarette and with a pack of Montecarlos on the table right beside him, which led people to believe that Piera was sponsoring tobacco, although it was never mentioned.

Death
An attempt on Enrique Piera's life took place 9 October 1970 when he was brutally shot down on his front pouch in Ensanche Ozama by unknown gunmen. A gray car full of several men with a 18581 licenses plate pulled up to his residence, fired at Piera, and wounded him severely. Piera was rushed to Dr. Dario Contreras Hospital then to the military hospital Dr. Enrique Lithgow. Piera died nine days after the burial attack around 3:30 p.m. from pulmonary embolism on 19 October.

Motive
Many people believe the content of his work as a TV journalist and host was the motive behind his murder. Enrique Piera hosted his TV program during one of the most dangerous time of their period of government, almost running out of the 1965 revolution, where intolerance was law in a process where the regime he sought to silence criticism and dissent. According to historian Euclides Gutierrez, Joaquin Balaguer, the late former president, ordered his murder because of the Spanish nationality being defamed government officials then. The murder attempt occurred three days after Piera's show aired. During his show Piera exposed a dirty land deal involving allegedly corrupt government fields. The talk show on Channel 4 Dominican Broadcasting originated at the dawn of the afternoon in the late sixties.

Context
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Impact
A 10-year old Nuria Piera watched her father Enrique Piera murdered on their front porch late that evening, and she went on to become a TV journalist like her father and faced threats.

Reactions
Nearly 30 years after Piera's death his youngest daughter Nuria Piera now faces death threats because of a story written during the Dominican 2012 Presidential elections. She was given bodyguards throughout the rest of elections. As that made have cleared up, many people claim that the journalist who investigate are still in as much danger as Enrique Piera was 3 decades ago.

Awards and recognition
The Association of journalists and producers of programs for Radio and Television of the province of Santo Domingo, APROTEL invited all journalists that geographical demarcation to participate in the "first meeting of fellowship journalistic" in Santo Domingo Este. The whole point of this meeting is to bring journalist from Santo Domingo together to interaction between broadcasters affiliated with the APROTEL. During this meeting they will honor some of the deceased including José Enrique Piera Puig for their value and contributions for the benefit of the society of Santo Domingo and the country in general.