Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Actor
- Born
- November 1, 1949 (age 76) · Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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.
Known for
Acting10
- 2022Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971 as Paco Ignacio Taibo II
- 2019Patria
- 2017El Che as Self
- 2016Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso
- 2015Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che" as Self
- 2013Before We Are Forgotten
- 2013The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara as Himself
- 2012The Alamo as Self - Host
- 2008¿Adiós a la Izquierda?
- TBA¿Dónde están?