
Acting
Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Born
1949-11-01 (76)
Place of birth
Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Known for
Acting
Credits
20 titles
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
6.7This docuseries disputes the Mexican government's account of how and why 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College vanished in Iguala in 2014.
The 43
2019
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Léemelo
2022
8.0From millions of photos, posters, videos, t-shirts, postcards, records, books, phrases, testimonies, Che watches over us. Beyond all paraphernalia, he returns. Irreverent, mocking, stubborn - morally stubborn - Che will always be the subject of debate. The exclusive teleSUR series “Ernesto Guevara, also known as 'Che'”, aims to address the figure of Ernesto Guevara as it has never been told before. Conversing with the characters who were with him in important moments, visiting the real settings where Che spent his life.
Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"
2015
6.5A mexican engineer becomes a private detective in Mexico City
Días de Combate
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
2021
October the 2nd of 1968 is still a reference date of the modern history of Mexico. However, we began a search for the bereaved (direct relatives of the deceased). It has been a pending investigation, in 46 years of history, no one has approached them. Researchers, historians, writers, activists, journalists, government, etc., no one had visited these directions, despite being public and accessible to anyone. The ultimate question is where are they?
¿Dónde están?
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Film credits
2010s · 7 titles
8.0From millions of photos, posters, videos, t-shirts, postcards, records, books, phrases, testimonies, Che watches over us. Beyond all paraphernalia, he returns. Irreverent, mocking, stubborn - morally stubborn - Che will always be the subject of debate. The exclusive teleSUR series “Ernesto Guevara, also known as 'Che'”, aims to address the figure of Ernesto Guevara as it has never been told before. Conversing with the characters who were with him in important moments, visiting the real settings where Che spent his life.
Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"
2015
5.0In 2006 Mexico declared war on drug trafficking and since then, violence spread like wildfire throughout the country. Until today more than 120,000 people have died violently and thousands were forced into exile, kidnapped or disappeared.
Before We Are Forgotten
2013
7.0Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexico's history in 1854-1867, a period he considers foundational to the country.
Patria
2019
NRMexican writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II reconstructs one of the most remarkable founding myths of the United States of America: the epic battle of the Alamo, a fortified former Spanish mission near San Antonio de Béjar, in which a group of secessionist Texans withstood for thirteen days the merciless assaults of the Mexican army of President General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
The Alamo
2012
6.3Ernesto "Che" Guevara's controversial story told by the Mexican writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II. He revisits places where the guerrilla and revolutionary leader has passed and interviews people who knew Che, making revelations about this important figure in Cuba's political history.
El Che
2017
An account of the relationship of brotherhood between Cuba and Mexico led by an unprecedented interview with Eliseo Alberto Diego, Lichi that weaves together history, music, cinema, literature, and the character of both nations. Its also presents testimonies of diplomats, intellectuals, artists, athletes, educators and townspeople, who speak of this cultural fraternity.
Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso
2016
5.5Between 1952 and 1953, the young doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna traveled through Latin America. This film is based on his diaries, the correspondence with his family and friends, and the testimonies of those who knew him and accompanied him on this journey. That trip through the open veins of Latin America led him to become the Che.
The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara
2013
2000s · 1 titles
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.5A mexican engineer becomes a private detective in Mexico City
Días de Combate
1982
7.0Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexico's history in 1854-1867, a period he considers foundational to the country.
Patria
2019
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Loving Ghosts
1994
5.3A novice private detective is on the trail of a serial strangler in Mexico City.
Días de combate
1994
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Los maravillosos olores de la vida
2000
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Tu vida y mi vida
1994
5.5A Spanish movie directed by Carlos García Agraz.
Algunas nubes
1995


