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Carlos Fuentes

1928 - 2012

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Carlos Fuentes Macías (; Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos ˈfwentes] ; 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Fuentes is the 665th most popular writer (up from 690th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Panama and the most popular Panamanian Writer.

Carlos Fuentes is most famous for his novels, including the Death of Artemio Cruz and Terra Nostra.

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Among writers, Carlos Fuentes ranks 665 out of 7,302. Before him are Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ingeborg Bachmann, Francesca da Rimini, Alvin Toffler, and Gaius Valerius Flaccus. After him are Curzio Malaparte, Luis de Góngora, Carlo Gozzi, Madame Roland, A. A. Milne, and Magtymguly Pyragy.

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Among people born in 1928, Carlos Fuentes ranks 47. Before him are Hans Küng, Jean Kennedy Smith, George Peppard, Kim Yong-nam, Alberto Korda, and Alvin Toffler. After him are Vera Rubin, Manfred Gerlach, Li Ka-shing, Francesco Cossiga, Li Peng, and Alfonso de Portago. Among people deceased in 2012, Carlos Fuentes ranks 32. Before him are Sylvia Kristel, Griselda Blanco, Larry Hagman, Gunnar Sønsteby, Andrew Huxley, and Hebe Camargo. After him are William Standish Knowles, Sun Myung Moon, Antonio Tabucchi, Robin Gibb, Kiro Gligorov, and John Demjanjuk.

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In Panama

Among people born in Panama, Carlos Fuentes ranks 3 out of 71. Before him are Manuel Noriega (1934), and John McCain (1936). After him are Omar Torrijos (1929), Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918), Roberto Durán (1951), Rubén Blades (1948), Miguel Bosé (1956), Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Mireya Moscoso (1946), and Billy Cobham (1944).

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Among writers born in Panama, Carlos Fuentes ranks 1. After him are Rosa María Britton (1936).

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