About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1928-11-11
Place of birth:
Panama City, Panama
Website:
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Carlos Fuentes

Overview

Carlos Fuentes Macías (November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist.

Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). In his obituary, The New York Times described Fuentes as "one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world" and an important influence on the Latin American Boom, the "explosion of Latin American literature in the 1960s and '70s", while The Guardian called him "Mexico's most celebrated novelist". His many literary honors include the Miguel de Cervantes Prize as well as Mexico's highest award, the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (1999). He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.

Known for

Acting
2000 Speaking of Buñuel Actor Self 58
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1986 Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos Actor Himself 59
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1971 The Castaway on the Street of Providence Actor Himself 59
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1965 Love Love Love Actor 59
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Writing
1996 Mexico Writing Writer 59
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1989 Old Gringo Writing Novel 58
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1988 Vieja moralidad Writing Story 58
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1986 A Time to Die Writing Writer 59
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1981 The Oil Conspiracy Writing Writer 59
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1975 Do You Hear the Dogs Barking? Writing Adaptation 59
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1974 Those Years Writing Writer 58
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1973 Las cautivas Writing Writer 59
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1972 Queen Doll Writing Story 58
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1968 México, México: Mexique en mouvement Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 Los Caifanes Writing Writer 60
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1967 Pedro Paramo Writing Screenplay 59
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1966 The Witch Writing Novel 59
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1966 Time to Die Writing Writer 59
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1965 Las dos Elenas Writing Writer N/A
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1965 The Beloved Ones Writing Writer 58
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1965 Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell Writing Writer 59
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1965 The Death of Artemio Cruz Writing Writer N/A
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1964 The Golden Cockerel Writing Screenplay 59
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Aura Writing Story N/A
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Aura Writing Original Concept N/A
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