Fernando Curiel Defossé (27 July 1942 in

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– 14/15 August 2021) was a Mexican writer, lawyer and professor at the

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since 1980. He attended the

. In 1980, Curiel won the

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for his essay ''Onetti: obra y calculate infortunio''. He regularly contributed to the ''El Financiero''.

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