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Born April 1, 1935 • Mexico City • Mexico
Died November 14, 2018 (aged 83) • Guadalajara • Mexico • (Anniversary tomorrow)
Awards And Honors Cervantes Prize (2015)
Notable Works “José Trigo” • “Noticias del imperio” • “Palinuro of Mexico”
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José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican author
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Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican writer and statesman
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Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
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Sergio Pitol
Mexican author
Black-and-white portrait of Argentine writer Adolfo Bioy Casares, resting his head on one hand and wearing a pinstripe suit and tie.
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Argentine author
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Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer
Mutis, Álvaro
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian author
The brilliant Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Mexican poet and scholar
Gómez Bolaños, Roberto
Chespirito
Mexican actor and writer
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Juan José Arreola
Mexican writer
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Agustín Yáñez
Mexican writer and statesman
Mexican writer Juan Rulfo in a suit and tie, looking at the camera with a serious expression; leaves are visible in the background.
Juan Rulfo
Mexican writer
Reyes, Alfonso
Alfonso Reyes
Mexican writer
Nervo, Amado
Amado Nervo
Mexican author
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Martín Luis Guzmán
Mexican writer
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Mariano Azuela
Mexican writer
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Ramón López Velarde
Mexican poet
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José Revueltas
Mexican writer

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