Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Born: 1949-11-01

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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The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara

as Himself
Released: 2013-08-02

Between 1952 and 1953, the young doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna traveled through Latin...

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Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"

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Released: 2015-10-08

From millions of photos, posters, videos, t-shirts, postcards, records, books, phrases,...

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El Che

as Self
Released: 2017-09-01

Ernesto "Che" Guevara's controversial story told by the Mexican writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II. He...

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Before We Are Forgotten

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Released: 2013-12-08

In 2006 Mexico declared war on drug trafficking and since then, violence spread like wildfire...

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Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971

as Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Released: 2022-02-08

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Patria

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Released: 2019-01-18

Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexico's history in...

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¿Adiós a la Izquierda?

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Released: 2008-06-06

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The Alamo

as Self - Host
Released: 2012-03-07

Mexican writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II reconstructs one of the most remarkable founding myths of...

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The 43

as Himself
First aired: 2019-02-15

This docuseries disputes the Mexican government's account of how and why 43 students from...

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Léemelo

as Self
First aired: 2022-08-29

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Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971

as Paco Ignacio Taibo II
First aired: 2021-06-24

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