Paco Ignacio Taibo II
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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.
Known for
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Before We Are Forgotten (2013)
Actor
Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso (2016)
Actor
El Che (2017)
as Self
The Alamo (2012)
as Self - Host
Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che" (2015)
as Self
Patria (2019)
Actor
The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara (2013)
as Himself
¿Adiós a la Izquierda? (2008)
Actor
¿Dónde están? (—)
Actor
Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971 (2022)
as Paco Ignacio Taibo II