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Carlos Monsiváis

1938 - 2010

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Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. His generation of writers includes Elena Poniatowska, José Emilio Pacheco, and Carlos Fuentes. Monsiváis won more than 33 awards, including the 1986 Jorge Cuesta Prize (named after a fellow writer about whom he wrote a book), the 1989 Mazatlán Prize, and the 1996 Xavier Villaurrutia Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Monsiváis is the 5,252nd most popular writer (down from 5,207th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 282nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among writers, Carlos Monsiváis ranks 5,252 out of 7,302. Before him are Dee Brown, Imants Ziedonis, Michel Tremblay, Friedrich von Hagedorn, Vibius Sequester, and Abdulla Aliş. After him are Dany Laferrière, Jan van Beers, Richard Russo, Albert Salvadó, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Bruno Heller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Carlos Monsiváis ranks 450. Before him are Vija Celmins, Anita Thallaug, Haruhiro Yamashita, Duane Eddy, Natalya Krachkovskaya, and Richard Benjamin. After him are Reni Santoni, Shuji Tsurumi, Gimax, Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, Aleksandar Kozlina, and Jean-Marie Doré. Among people deceased in 2010, Carlos Monsiváis ranks 308. Before him are Hans van Mierlo, Maury Chaykin, Carla Del Poggio, Cammie King, Bernard Clavel, and Alexandru Neagu. After him are Loris Kessel, Christopher Cazenove, Boris Tishchenko, Hal Connolly, István Bilek, and Nujabes.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Carlos Monsiváis ranks 289 out of 729. Before him are Francisco Javier Echeverría (1797), Juan Aldama (1774), Elpidia Carrillo (1961), Raúl Ramírez (1953), Jesús del Muro (1937), and Ricardo Delgado (1947). After him are John Doeg (1908), Raúl Cárdenas (1928), Efraín Amézcua (1907), Jaime Torres Bodet (1902), José Ángel Gurría (1950), and Héctor Rebaque (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Carlos Monsiváis ranks 19. Before him are Amado Nervo (1870), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776), Juan José Arreola (1921), and Cesar Millan (1969). After him are Martín Luis Guzmán (1887), Roberto Orci (1973), Carlton Cuse (1959), Sabina Berman (1955), Javier Valdez Cárdenas (1967), and Javier Sicilia (1956).

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