Writer

Gabriel García Márquez

1927 – 2014

Active years (films on this site)

1965–1987

Genres

DramaWesternFantasyRomance

Schools and movements

Latin American CinemaBrazilian CinemaItalian Neorealism and AfterPolitical and Investigative Cinema

Directors worked with

Arturo Ripstein1 filmRuy Guerra1 filmFrancesco Rosi1 film

Biography

Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly 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 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 Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.

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Awards and honours

International

• Neustadt International Prize for Literature 1971
• Rómulo Gallegos Prize 1972
• Commander of the Legion of Honour 1980
• Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service 1980
• Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour 1981
• Nobel Prize in Literature 1982
• Order of the Aztec Eagle 1982
• Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral 1993
• Order of Honour 2012

National / local

• Simón Bolívar award

3 films on this site

1. Tiempo de morir 1965 · Arturo Ripstein · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
2. Eréndira 1983 · Ruy Guerra · IMDb 6.6 · Writer
3. Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1987 · Francesco Rosi · IMDb 6.6 · Writer