Paco Ignacio Taibo II
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1949, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
- Movies
- 16
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971 | Paco Ignacio Taibo II |
| 2019 | Patria | |
| 2017 | El Che | Self |
| 2016 | Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso | |
| 2015 | Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che" | Self |
| 2013 | Before We Are Forgotten | |
| 2013 | The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara | Himself |
| 2012 | The Alamo | Self - Host |
| 2008 | ¿Adiós a la Izquierda? |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2019 | Patria | Screenplay |
| 2000 | Los maravillosos olores de la vida | Writer |
| 1995 | Algunas nubes | Screenplay |
| 1994 | Días de combate | Writer |
| 1994 | Loving Ghosts | Writer |
| 1994 | Tu vida y mi vida | Writer |
| 1982 | Días de Combate | Writer |
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