Carlos Fuentes
Gender: Male
Born: 11th November 1928
Died: 15th May 2012
Nationality: Mexico
Movies: Antártida, Circuit, El tiempo de la felicidad, First Night of My Life: 2000 Seen By..., No Respires: Que el Amor Está en el Aire, Escape, School Killer, Km. 0, Alas Rotas, La Celestina, Don't Tell Anyone, Chuecatown
Carlos Fuentes Macías (born November 11, 1928) is a Mexican writer and one of the best-known living novelists and essayists in the Spanish-speaking world. He has influenced contemporary Latin American literature, and his works have been widely translated into English and other languages.
Fuentes was born in Panama City to Mexican parents. His father was a diplomat, and Carlos spent his childhood in various capital cities in America: Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Washington, Santiago, Quito, and Buenos Aires. As an adolescent he returned to Mexico, where he lived until 1965. He was married to film star Rita Macedo from 1959 until 1973, although he was an habitual philanderer and allegedly, his affairs — which he has claimed included film actresses such as Jeanne Moreau and Jean Seberg — brought her to despair. The couple ended their relationship amid scandal and Fuentes then married journalist and interviewer Silvia Lemus. Following in the footsteps of his parents, he became a diplomat in 1965 and served in London, Paris (as ambassador), and other capitals. In 1978 he resigned as ambassador to France in protest over the appointment of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, former president of Mexico, as
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