Person

Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Acting · Born 1949-11-01 · Gijón, Asturias, Spain

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.

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  The Alamo

  Self - Host

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  The 43

  Himself

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  Días de Combate

  Writer

• ¿Dónde están?

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  Belascoaran, PI

  Characters

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  Días de combate

  Novel

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  Léemelo

  Self

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  Before We Are Forgotten

  2013

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  Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971

  Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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  Patria

  2019

• 2022Belascoaran, PICharacters
• 2022LéemeloSelf
• 2022Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971Paco Ignacio Taibo II
• 2021Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971Paco Ignacio Taibo II
• 2019The 43Himself
• 2019Patria
• 2017El CheSelf
• 2016Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso
• 2015Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"Self
• 2013Before We Are Forgotten
• 2013The Traces of Dr. Ernesto GuevaraHimself
• 2012The AlamoSelf - Host
• 2008¿Adiós a la Izquierda?
• 2000Los maravillosos olores de la vidaWriter
• 1995Algunas nubesScreenplay
• 1994Días de combateNovel
• 1994Loving GhostsWriter
• 1994Tu vida y mi vidaWriter
• 1982Días de CombateWriter
• —¿Dónde están?