Gabriel García Márquez
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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,
García Márquez in 2002
García Márquez billboard in Aracataca: "I feel Latin American from whatever country, but I have never renounced the nostalgia of my homeland: Aracataca, to which I returned one day and discovered that between reality and nostalgia was the raw material for my work". —Gabriel García Márquez
García Márquez in 2009
The Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center in Bogotá, Colombia.
Mercedes Barcha
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Mercedes Raquel Barcha Pardo was the wife of novelist Gabriel García Márquez.
Gabriel García Márquez
…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. García Márquez started as a journalist and wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories. He is…
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