WRITER

Guillermo Arriaga

1958 - Today

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Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎeɾmo aˈrjaɣa]; born 13 March 1958) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as "a hunter who works as a writer," he is best known for his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nominations for Babel and his screenplay for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which received the 2005 Cannes Best Screenplay Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guillermo Arriaga is the 4,628th most popular writer (down from 4,221st in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Mexico (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Guillermo Arriaga ranks 4,628 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary McCarthy, Johann David Wyss, Abdullah Goran, Vittorio Messori, Sotion, and Dan Andersson. After him are József Katona, Birgitta Trotzig, Dmytro Pavlychko, E. Marlitt, Laurence J. Peter, and Jaroslav Pelikan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Guillermo Arriaga ranks 243. Before him are David Sylvian, Veronica Guerin, Luz Casal, Paula-Mae Weekes, Miki Biasion, and Ron Mueck. After him are Paul Weller, Nik Kershaw, Silvan Shalom, Jack Coleman, Lolita Flores, and Inger Andersen.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Guillermo Arriaga ranks 231 out of 729. Before him are Lola Beltrán (1932), Andrés Quintana Roo (1787), Laura Zapata (1956), Jesús Castro (1908), Francisco Cabañas (1912), and Alberto Del Rio (1977). After him are Mariano Paredes (1797), Valentín Canalizo (1794), Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776), Rosenda Monteros (1935), and Diego Luna (1979).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Guillermo Arriaga ranks 14. Before him are Mariano Azuela (1873), Fernando del Paso (1935), Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), and Amado Nervo (1870). After him are Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776), Juan José Arreola (1921), Cesar Millan (1969), Carlos Monsiváis (1938), and Martín Luis Guzmán (1887).

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