Paco Ignacio II Taibo

Paco Ignacio Taibo II is the author of "68"; "Guevara, Also Known as Che"; and "The Shadow of the Shadow." His biographies of Guevara and Pancho Villa have sold more than one million copies worldwide, and he is the founder and organizer of the annual crime fiction film festival, Semana Negra, held each summer in Spain. He has won numerous international literary awards, including three Hammett Awards and the National History Award from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History. He...See more

Paco Ignacio Taibo II is the author of "68"; "Guevara, Also Known as Che"; and "The Shadow of the Shadow." His biographies of Guevara and Pancho Villa have sold more than one million copies worldwide, and he is the founder and organizer of the annual crime fiction film festival, Semana Negra, held each summer in Spain. He has won numerous international literary awards, including three Hammett Awards and the National History Award from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico. See less