Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Acting·November 1, 1949 — 76 years old·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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—¿Dónde están?2022Belascoaran, PITVCharacters2022LéemeloTVSelf2022Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971Paco Ignacio Taibo II2021Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971TVPaco Ignacio Taibo II2019The 43TVHimself2019PatriaScreenplay2017El CheSelf2016Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso2015Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"Self2013Before We Are Forgotten2013The Traces of Dr. Ernesto GuevaraHimself2012The AlamoSelf - Host2008¿Adiós a la Izquierda?2000Los maravillosos olores de la vidaWriter1995Algunas nubesScreenplay1994Días de combateNovel · Writer1994Loving GhostsWriter1994Tu vida y mi vidaWriter1982Días de CombateWriter