Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Acting•Born November 1, 1949 (age 76)•Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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.
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DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 1, 1949
Place of BirthGijón, Asturias, Spain
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