Carlos Fuentes

Also known as Charlos

Mexican writer (1928–2012)

AI overview

Carlos Fuentes was a prominent Mexican novelist, essayist, and intellectual who lived from 1928 to 2012 and became one of Latin America's most important literary figures of the twentieth century. His works explored Mexican identity, history, and politics through innovative narrative techniques, earning him international recognition and influence in shaping modern Spanish-language literature.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Carlos Fuentes is indexed among the 51 entries in Vinony's Cervantes Prize collection. It also appears in American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Within Vinony's link graph, Carlos Fuentes is referenced by 425 other articles, and connects out to IMDb, Princess of Asturias Awards and Latín mmg todos.

It sits within the topics 1928 births, 2012 deaths and 20th-century Mexican dramatists and playwrights.

Its subject is documented across 69 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born: 1928
Died: 2012
Works: 670

Top works

Naar de stad
Juan Rulfo en el cine
The Death of Artemio Cruz
Nietzsche On His Balcony
The Picador book of Latin American stories

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Panama City, Panama

Carlos Fuentes Macías (November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). In his obituary, The New York Times described Fuentes as "one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world" and an important influence on the Latin…

Known for

Breaking the Taboo — Self2011
Biografías — Self - Mexican Author2002
Speaking of Buñuel — Self2000
A Mexican Buñuel — Self1997
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco — Carlos Fuentes1997
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos — Self1986
The Castaway on the Street of Providence — Self1971
Love Love Love1965
The Beloved Ones1965
A Pure Soul1965

via TMDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Carlos
Gender: male
Citizenship: Mexico
Place of birth: Panama City
Place of death: Mexico City
Occupation: poet
Educated at: Graduate Institute of International Studies
Employer: University of Pennsylvania
Languages spoken: Spanish
Notable work: The Old Gringo
Genre: theatre
Image: Carlos Fuentes retrato.jpg

Show 14 more facts

place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery
Commons category: Carlos Fuentes
date of birth: 1928-11-11
date of death: 2012-05-15
member of: Order of Isabella the Catholic‎
topic's main category: Category:Carlos Fuentes
described by source: Old Gringo
nominated for: International Booker Prize
name in native language: Carlos Fuentes Macías
start of work period: 1954-00-00
social media followers: 21080
manner of death: natural causes
P12674: Karl Heine
has works in the collection: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Sources (7)

via Wikidata · CC0

~22 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Carlos Fuentes Macías (/ˈfwɛnteɪs/; Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos ˈfwentes] ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist, essayist and ambassador to France. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). In his obituary, The New York Times described Fuentes as "one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world" and an important influence on the Latin American Boom, the "explosion of Latin American literature in the 1960s and '70s", while The Guardian called him "Mexico's most celebrated novelist". His many literary honors include the Miguel de Cervantes Prize as well as Mexico's highest award, the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (1999). He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carlos Fuentes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.