Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes was born in Panama on 11 November 1928, the son of a Mexican diplomat, and grew up between Washington, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and other capitals; he came to live in Mexico only at the age of sixteen. He studied law in Mexico City and Geneva and entered the diplomatic service. Ambassador to France from 1975 to 1977, he resigned when the former president Díaz Ordaz, whom he held responsible for the Tlatelolco massacre, was appointed to Madrid. Winner of the Cervantes Prize in 1987, he died in Mexico City on 15 May 2012.

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• NovelThe Death of Artemio CruzLa muerte de Artemio CruzCarlos Fuentes · 1962Literature