Carlos Fuentes

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Carlos Fuentes

Writing November 11, 1928

Panama City, Panama

Carlos Fuentes Macías (November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (197…

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Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

5.5 1997 TV Show
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

8.1 1967 Movie
Old Gringo

Old Gringo

5.7 1989 Movie
Breaking the Taboo

Breaking the Taboo

7.1 2011 Movie
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

6.5 1992 TV Show
Pedro Paramo

Pedro Paramo

7.2 1967 Movie
Time to Die

Time to Die

6.9 1966 Movie
The Witch

The Witch

6.5 1966 Movie
The Golden Cockerel

The Golden Cockerel

7.1 1964 Movie
Speaking of Buñuel

Speaking of Buñuel

6.0 2000 Movie
Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?

Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?

7.3 1974 Movie
Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell

Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell

9.7 1965 Movie

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Carlos Fuentes Macías (November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). 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 (1999). He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Aura

    Movie Original Concept

  2. 2011
    Breaking the Taboo

    Movie Self

  3. 2002
    Biografías

    TV show Self - Mexican Author

  4. 2000
    Speaking of Buñuel

    Movie Self

  5. 1997
    Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

    TV show Carlos Fuentes

  6. 1997
    A Mexican Buñuel

    Movie Self

  7. 1996
    Mexico

    Movie Writer

  8. 1992
    Love at First Sight

    TV show Writer

  9. 1989
    Old Gringo

    Movie Novel

  10. 1988
    Vieja moralidad

    Movie Story

  11. 1986
    Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos

    Movie Self

  12. 1986
    A Time to Die

    Movie Writer

  13. 1981
    Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra

    Movie Writer

  14. 1974
    Do You Hear the Dogs Barking?

    Movie Adaptation

  15. 1974
    Those Years

    Movie Writer

  16. 1973
    Las cautivas

    Movie Writer

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  1. 1972
    Queen Doll

    Movie Story

  2. 1971
    The Castaway on the Street of Providence

    Movie Self

  3. 1968
    Mexico Mexico

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1967
    The Outsiders

    Movie Writer

  5. 1967
    Pedro Paramo

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1966
    The Witch

    Movie Novel

  7. 1966
    Time to Die

    Movie Writer

  8. 1965
    Love Love Love

    Movie

  9. 1965
    The Two Elenas

    Movie Story

  10. 1965
    The Beloved Ones

    Movie

  11. 1965
    A Pure Soul

    Movie

  12. 1965
    Leonora Carrington or The Ironic Spell

    Movie Writer

  13. 1965
    The Death of Artemio Cruz

    Movie Writer

  14. 1964
    The Golden Cockerel

    Movie Screenplay

  15. —
    Aura

    Movie Story