JI

Jorge Ibargüengoitia

Writer, Additional Credits
Born January 22, 1928Died November 27, 1983 (55 years)
Jorge Ibargüengoitia Antillón (January 22, 1928 – November 27, 1983) was a Mexican novelist and playwright who achieved great popular and critical success with his satires.

His plays include Susana y los Jóvenes and Ante varias esfinges, both dating from the 1950s. His work also includes short stories and chronicles and is currently considered one of the most influential writers in Latin American literature,

Ibargüengoitia was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. In 1955, he received a Rockefeller grant to study in New York City; five years later he received the Mexico City literary award. He died in Avianca Flight 011, which crashed on November 27, 1983, while it attempted to land in Madrid, Spain.

Known For

  • These Ruins That You See
  • Maten al león

Filmography

2025
The Dead Girls (TV Series) · as Novel
1994
Dos crímenes · as Novel
1977
Maten al león · as Novel
1967

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