Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1949-11-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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.

Known For

Writer

2022
Belascoaran, PI

as Characters

2019
Patria

as Screenplay

1995
Algunas nubes

as Screenplay

1994
Loving Ghosts

as Writer

1994
1994
1982