Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was born to Mexican diplomats in Panama and spent his childhood traveling extensively throughout the Americas. He did not live in Mexico until the age of 16, when he started writing for newspapers. The success of his debut novel Where the Air Is Clear allowed him to concentrate on writing full-time. Other novels such as The Death of Artemio Cruz and The Old Gringo made him one of the best-known literary voices from Latin America.