Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Birthday
1949/11/01 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Also know as
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Biography
Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo (b. January 11, 1949), better known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT, is a Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City. He is most widely known as the founder of the neopolicial genre of novel in Latin America and is also a prominent member of the international crime writing community. His Spanish language work has won numerous awards including two Latin American Dashiell Hammett Prizes. In 2018, Taibo was appointed as head of the Fondo de Cultura Económica by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Acting
(2013) The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara
as Himself
¿Dónde están?
as ---
(2013) Before We Are Forgotten
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(2008) ¿Adiós a la Izquierda?
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(2016) Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso
as ---
(2012) The Alamo
as Self - Host
(2022) Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
as Paco Ignacio Taibo II
(2017) El Che
as Self
(2019) Patria
as ---
(2015) Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"
as Self
(2022) Léemelo
as Self
(2019) The 43
as Himself
(2021) Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
as Paco Ignacio Taibo II