- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- November 11, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Panama City, Panama
- Died
- May 15, 2012
Carlos Fuentes
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 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.
Filmography
movieAura
2025 · Original Concept
movieBreaking the Taboo
2011 · Self
Biografías
tvBiografías
2002 · Self - Mexican Author
movieSpeaking of Buñuel
2000 · Self
tvConversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997 · Carlos Fuentes
movieA Mexican Buñuel
1997 · Self
movieMexico
1996 · Writer
tvLove at First Sight
1992 · Writer
movieOld Gringo
1989 · Novel
movieVieja moralidad
1988 · Story
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
movieLuis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
1986 · Self
movieA Time to Die
1986 · Writer
movieComplot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981 · Writer
movieDo You Hear the Dogs Barking?
1974 · Adaptation
movieThose Years
1974 · Writer
movieLas cautivas
1973 · Writer
movieQueen Doll
1972 · Story
movieThe Castaway on the Street of Providence
1971 · Self
movieMexico Mexico
1968 · Screenplay
movieThe Outsiders
1967 · Writer
moviePedro Paramo
1967 · Screenplay
movieThe Witch
1966 · Novel
movieTime to Die
1966 · Writer
movieLove Love Love
1965
movieThe Two Elenas
1965 · Story, Adaptation
The Beloved Ones
movieThe Beloved Ones
1965 · , Writer
movieA Pure Soul
1965 · , Original Story, Adaptation
movieLeonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell
1965 · Writer
The Death of Artemio Cruz
movieThe Death of Artemio Cruz
1965 · Writer
movieThe Golden Cockerel
1964 · Screenplay
movieAura
— · Story