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Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Biography
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.
Top Filmography
6.7
The 43
2019 // TV
7.0
Patria
2019 // MOVIE
5.5
The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara
2013 // MOVIE
5.8
El Che
2017 // MOVIE
5.0
Before We Are Forgotten
2013 // MOVIE
3.0
Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso
2016 // MOVIE
8.0
Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"
2015 // MOVIE
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¿Dónde están?
NaN // MOVIE
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¿Adiós a la Izquierda?
2008 // MOVIE
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The Alamo
2012 // MOVIE
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Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
2022 // MOVIE
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Léemelo
2022 // TV
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Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
2021 // TV