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Birthday
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Death day
May 15, 2012 (83 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
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Celebrities born on November 11
Born in 1928
Born in Panama City, Panama
Scorpio named Carlos
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First name Carlos
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz, Aura, Terra Nostra, The Old Gringo and Christopher Unborn. 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. He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.
BornCarlos Fuentes Macías, November 11, 1928, Panama City, Panama
DiedMay 15, 2012, Mexico City, Mexico
Resting placeMontparnasse Cemetery, Paris
OccupationNovelist, writer
NationalityMexican
Period1954–2012
Literary movementLatin American Boom
Notable worksWhere the Air Is Clear (1958), The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985)
ChildrenCecilia Fuentes Macedo (1962–), Carlos Fuentes Lemus (1973–1999), Natasha Fuentes Lemus (1974–2005)

About Carlos Fuentes

Novelist Carlos Fuentes was born in Panama City, Panama on November 11, 1928. He dies at the age of 83, on May 15, 2012.

Mexican author widely considered as one of Latin America's greatest twentieth-century writers. Among his most well-known pieces are The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo, and Terra Nostra.

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Carlos Fuentes before becoming famous

Carlos Fuentes was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1928 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

He was born in Panama and moved to Mexico when he was sixteen years old. He studied law at Mexico's National Autonomous University.

Achievement of Carlos Fuentes

He referred to himself as a "pre-modern" writer because he used a pen rather than a typewriter.

Carlos Fuentes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He spent his childhood traveling throughout the Americas with his diplomat father.

Carlos Fuentes on Social Media

Carlos Fuentes's news on his Twitter: @CarlosFuentesMX.

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World Leader Felipe Calderon expressed his grief over Fuentes' death on Twitter in 2012.

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Carlos Fuentes Income & Net worth

Carlos Fuentes's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Networth of Carlos Fuentes in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.

Carlos Fuentes Height and Weight

How tall is Carlos Fuentes? At the age of 83, Carlos Fuentes height is 6'3" (1.9m).

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Latest information about Carlos Fuentes updated on March 14 2023.