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Javier Valdez Cárdenas

1967 - 2017

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Javier Valdez Cárdenas (April 14, 1967 – May 15, 2017) was a Mexican journalist and founder of Ríodoce, a newspaper based in Sinaloa. He received several international awards for his writings on drug trafficking and organized crime in the Mexican drug war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Valdez Cárdenas is the 6,951st most popular writer (down from 6,849th in 2024), the 529th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 532nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Javier Valdez Cárdenas ranks 6,956 out of 7,302. Before him are Siobhan Dowd, Ed Greenwood, Charles Krauthammer, Roya Hakakian, Laurie Lee, Koenraad Elst, Valerie Plame, Lutz Seiler, Sara Stridsberg, Russell Hoban, and Conrad Richter. After him are Arabella Kiesbauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Javier Valdez Cárdenas ranks 697. Before him are Attila Ábrahám, Cristóbal Parralo, Sylvie Fréchette, Ruth Gemmell, David Herman, and Seo Hyang-soon. After him are Heidi Mohr, Kristen Skjeldal, Mopreme Shakur, Shannon Hoon, Claus Christiansen, and Fernando Moner. Among people deceased in 2017, Javier Valdez Cárdenas ranks 650. Before him are Ann Wedgeworth, František Rajtoral, Ben Barres, Donna Ares, Dirk Hafemeister, and Dick Gregory. After him are Marek Ostrowski, Edith Windsor, Yash Pal, José Antonio Alonso, Hiep Thi Le, and Lorna Gray.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Javier Valdez Cárdenas ranks 529 out of 729. Before him are Nailea Norvind (1970), Adriana Fonseca (1977), Perro Aguayo Jr. (1979), Carlos de los Cobos (1958), Ricardo Osorio (1980), and Josefina Vázquez Mota (1961). After him are Andrade Cien Almas (1989), Mariana Seoane (1976), Armando Manzo (1958), Blanca Soto (1979), José Pilar Reyes (1955), and Jesús Arellano (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, Javier Valdez Cárdenas ranks 25. Before him are Carlos Monsiváis (1938), Martín Luis Guzmán (1887), Roberto Orci (1973), Cristina Rivera Garza (1964), Carlton Cuse (1959), and Sabina Berman (1955). After him are Javier Sicilia (1956), Jorge Volpi (1968), Valeria Luiselli (1983), Laura Mendez (1853), and Alejandro Rejon Huchin (1997).

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