Paco Ignacio Taibo I

Paco Ignacio Taibo
Born	Francisco Ignacio Taibo Lavilla González Nava Suárez Vich Manjón (1924-07-24)24 July 1924 Gijón
Died	13 November 2008(2008-11-13) (aged 84) Mexico City
Nationality	Spanish
Citizenship	Mexico
Notable works	El Universal (Mexico City)

Paco Ignacio Taibo I (19 July 1924 in Gijón, Asturias – 13 November 2008 in Mexico City), was a prolific Spanish/Mexican writer and journalist.

Life

His birth name Francisco Ignacio Taibo Lavilla González Nava Suárez Vich Manjón. He was the director and founder of the cultural section of El Universal.

On November 13, 2008, at age 84, Paco Ignacio Taibo I died in Mexico City from pneumonia.

He is the father of writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II and movie producer Carlos Taibo.

Works

• De cuerpo entero. UNAM. 1 January 1992. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-968-6044-65-2.
• An Easy Thing, Viking, 1990, ISBN 9780670824625
• Guevara, Also Known as Che. St. Martin's Press. 19 August 1999. pp. 544–. ISBN 978-0-312-20652-9.
• The Shadow of the Shadow. Cinco Puntos Press. 1 October 2006. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-1-933693-92-7.