Baena was born in
Cartagena de Indias, on September 28, 1953. His journalistic career began commenting on baseball and boxing on
Radio Fuentes alongside Napoleón Perea Castro, he collaborated in the morning radio program
Buenos días con Melanio Porto in the 1980s. He worked at
Todelar Radio commenting on baseball, soccer, boxing and speed skating where he commented on the competitions of his daughter Cecilia Baena. Baena commented on the Olympic,
Pan-American,
Central American and
Caribbean,
Bolivarian and National Games where he accompanied national athletes in the different national competitions on
RCN Radio. He was a commentator for
Major League Baseball, the
Baseball World Cup and the
Colombian Professional Baseball League on
Telecaribe and
Win Sports, a sports presenter for
CM&, and a sports columnist for the newspaper
El Universal. He joined
Caracol Radio where he commented on the
Primera A Category,
Copa Colombia,
Primera B finals,
FIFA World Cup and the
FIFA Confederations Cup. On July 30, 2025, it was announced that Baena was under medical supervision due to suffering multiple cardiac arrests. He died at the Neurodynamics Clinic in Cartagena, on August 8, after suffering cardiac complications. == References ==