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Gerardo Horacio Porcayo Villalobos (born May 10, 1966 in
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Gerardo Horacio Porcayo Villalobos (born May 10, 1966 in Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca (; , "near the woods" , Otomi language, Otomi: ) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state, state of Morelos in Mexico. Along with Chalcatzingo, it is likely one of the origins of the Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican civilizatio ...
, Morelos
Morelos, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Mun ...
, Mexico
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) is a Mexican science fiction
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and fantasy
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The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
writer.
Porcayo's novel, ''La primera calle de la soledad'' (''Solitude's First Road'') is considered to be the first example of the cyberpunk
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subgenre of science fiction in Iberoamerican literature."Gerardo Horacio Porcayo: El apocalíptico integrado a la red" ''Biografías del futuro: la ciencia ficción mexicana y sus autores'' By Gabriel Trujillo Muñoz p.281-8/ref> He currently works at the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla.
See also
*List of people from Morelos, Mexico
The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in the Mexican state of Morelos:
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References
Mexican science fiction writers 1966 births Living people Mexican fantasy writers Writers from Morelos People from Cuernavaca {{Mexico-writer-stub