Germán Dehesa (July 1, 1944 – September 2, 2010) was a Mexican journalist, academic and writer. Dehesa was born in

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on July 1, 1944. He studied both

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and

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at the

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. Dehesa wrote six plays and eleven books during his career. His works included ''Fallaste, Corazon!'' (''You Failed, Heart!''), ''Los PRIsidentes'' and ''Las Nuevas Aventuras de El Principito'' (''The New Adventures of The Little Prince''). He taught as a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for 25 years. In May 2008, Dehesa was awarded the Don Quixote Prize by the government of Castile-La Mancha in Spain for his article ''Ah, Que Tiempos!'' (''Ah, What Times!''). Dehesa died at his home in Mexico City on September 2, 2010, at the age of 66. He had published his last

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, ''Gaceta del Angel'' (''Angel's Gazette''), in the ''

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'' newspaper days before his death.

Written works

*Cuaderno de apuntes *La música de los años *Adiós a las trampas *La familia *¡Qué modos!: usos y costumbres tenochcas *¿Cómo nos arreglamos? Prontuario de la corrupción de México *Las nuevas aventuras de El Principito *No basta ser padre *Viajero que vas *Cuestión de amores *Adiós a las trampas 2 *Los PRIsidentes *Fallaste corazón *Cuestión de amor

Theatrical works

*Tapadeus *El gabinete de Belem *Borges con música *Fallaste corazón *Neruda, no cabe duda *Zedilleus *Las Arcas Perdidas *El pórtico de las palomas *Pacto con botas *Monjas coronadas *Cartas a Santa Fox *Cuando tenga 64 años *Cancionero Mexicano Verde, Blanco y Rojo

References

1944 births 2010 deaths Mexican journalists Mexican male journalists Mexican columnists Mexican dramatists and playwrights Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni 20th-century Mexican dramatists and playwrights Mexican male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-writer-stub