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Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo [ˈɡaβo] or Gabito [ɡaˈβito] throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century and one of the best in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on, he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
Birth Name
Gabriel José García Márquez
Born
Sunday, 06 March 1927
Died
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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How to Become a Tyrant | Self - Writer | 2021 |
O Homem que Matou John Wayne | Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Self | 2015 |
The Oscars | Self - Writer (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves | Self - Interviewed / Self | 2013 |
La palabra empeñada | Self | 2011 |
On Story | Self | 2011 |
José and Pilar | Himself / Self | 2010 |
Entangling Shadows | Self | 1998 |
Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas | Self | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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How to Become a Tyrant | Self - Writer | 2021 |
O Homem que Matou John Wayne | Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Self | 2015 |
The Oscars | Self - Writer (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves | Self - Interviewed / Self | 2013 |
La palabra empeñada | Self | 2011 |
On Story | Self | 2011 |
José and Pilar | Himself / Self | 2010 |
Entangling Shadows | Self | 1998 |
Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas | Self | 1986 |
Acta General de Chile | Self | 1986 |
There Are No Thieves in This Village | Boletero cine | 1965 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Entangling Shadows | 1998 |