Victor Valdes - Univision Southwest Florida: Our Heroes
Channel: Victor A. Valdes
Date: 2012-01-28

UNIVISION in Southwest Florida has named Victor Valdes a hero of Southwest Florida and posted this brief note every day in June 2010.
Victor Valdes, a native of Cuba and founder of the newspaper Las Naciones moved to Collier County in 1983 with his family Valdes was persecuted for public accusations of police brutality and corruption in the ranks of the Collier County Sheriff's Office.
In 2007, he was named Man of the Year By the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) for his marches in support of the needy and against police brutality. That year he was also elected President of The Naples Council of LULAC.
For his unfailing work in favor of the Hispanic community we name Victor Valdes one of our heroes of southwest Florida.