Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Overview

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Birthday
Nov 01, 1949 (75 years old)

Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Known For

Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
Movie 2022

Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971

Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
TV Show 2021

Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971

The 43
TV Show 2019

The 43

This docuseries disputes the Mexican government's account of how and why 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College vanished in Iguala in 2014.

Patria
1h 29m
Movie 2019

Patria

Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexico's history in 1854-1867, a period he considers foundational to the country.

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.