Paco Ignacio Taibo II
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1949
- Place of birth
- 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.
Movies with Paco Ignacio Taibo II
- Patria 2019 · ★ 7.0
- El Che 2017 · ★ 6.3
- The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara 2013 · ★ 5.5
- Before We Are Forgotten 2013 · ★ 5.0
- Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso 2016 · ★ 3.0
- Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che" 2015 · ★ 8.0
- ¿Adiós a la Izquierda? 2008
- The Alamo 2012
- Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971 2022