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The Xavier Villaurrutia Award (Premio Xavier Villaurrutia) is a prestigious literary prize given in
Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of
Xavier Villaurrutia Xavier Villaurrutia y González (27 March 1903 – 25 December 1950) was a Mexican poet, playwright and literary critic whose most famous works are the short theatrical dramas called ''Autos profanos'', compiled in the work ''Poesía y teatro co ...
. Multiple awards have been given in some years. No award was made in 1968, when it was suspended in recognition of the imprisonment of José Revueltas who had won the award in 1967.


Recipients of the award

* 1955:
Juan Rulfo Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo ( ; 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986), was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, the 1955 novel '' Pedro Páramo'', and t ...
, for '' Pedro Páramo'' (novel) * 1956:
Octavio Paz Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, a ...
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El arco y la lira EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (essay) * 1957: Josefina Vicens, ''
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'' (novel) * 1958: no award * 1959:
Marco Antonio Montes de Oca Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (August 3, 1932 - February 7, 2009) was a Mexican poet and painter. Montes de Oca was a prolific and influential poet whose principal books include: ''Ruina de la infame Babilonia'' (1953), and ''Delante de la luz can ...
, for ''Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros'' (poetry) * 1960: Rosario Castellanos, for ''
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'' (novel) * 1961: no award * 1962: no award * 1963 **
Elena Garro Elena Garro (December 11, 1916 – August 22, 1998) was a Mexican screenwriter, journalist, dramaturg, short story writer, and novelist. She has been described as the initiator of the Magical Realism movement, though she rejected this affiliation. ...
, for ''
Los recuerdos del porvenir LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance ...
'' (novel) **
Juan José Arreola Juan José Arreola Zúñiga (September 21, 1918 – December 3, 2001) was a Mexican writer, academic, and actor. He is considered Mexico's premier experimental short story writer of the 20th century. Arreola is recognized as one of the first Lat ...
, for ''
La feria LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...
'' (novel) * 1964:
Homero Aridjis Homero Aridjis (born April 6, 1940) is a Mexican poet, novelist, environmental activist, journalist and diplomat known for his rich imagination, poetry of lyrical beauty, and ethical independence. Family and early life Aridjis was born in Contepe ...
, for '' Mirándola dormir'' (poetry) * 1965:
Salvador Elizondo Salvador Elizondo Alcalde (Mexico City, December 19, 1932 - March 29, 2006) was a Mexican writer of the 60s Generation of Mexican literature. Regarded as one of the creators of the most influential cult noirè, experimental, intelligent style ...
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Farabeuf Louis Hubert Farabeuf (1841 – 1910), French surgeon who is said to have introduced hygiene in French medical schools. His statue dominates the central court of the National School of Medicine in Paris whose main amphitheater is also named a ...
'' (novel) * 1966:
Fernando del Paso Fernando del Paso Morante (April 1, 1935 – November 14, 2018) was a Mexican novelist, essayist and poet. Biography Del Paso was born in Mexico City and took two years in economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He ...
, for ''
José Trigo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
'' (novel) * 1967: José Revueltas, for life’s work * 1968: suspended * 1969: suspended * 1970:
Eduardo Lizalde Eduardo Lizalde Chávez (14 July 1929 – 25 May 2022) was a Mexican poet, academic and administrator. Lizalde was known as "El Tigre" for recurring themes in his work which stem from his childhood fondness for the stories of Salgari and Kipli ...
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El tigre en la casa EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American p ...
'' (poetry) * 1971:
Carlos Montemayor Carlos Montemayor (June 13, 1947 in Parral, Chihuahua – February 28, 2010 in Mexico City) was a Mexican novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, tenor, political analyst, and promoter of contemporary literature written in indigenous language ...
, for '' Las llaves de Urgell'' (short story) *1972 **
Juan García Ponce Juan García Ponce (September 22, 1932 – December 27, 2003) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, essayist, translator and critic of Mexican art. Life and works He was born in Mérida, state of Yucatán, Mexico. Notable works include '' ...
, for '' Encuentros'' (short story) **
Gabriel Zaid Gabriel Zaid is a Mexican writer, poet and intellectual. Early life He was born in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, on January 24, 1934, son of Palestinian immigrants, is a Mexican thinker (poet, essayist, economist, businessman, engineer, an ...
, for ''
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'' (essay) **
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, for '' Galaor'' (novel) **
Jaime Sabines Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (March 25, 1926 – March 19, 1999) was a Mexican contemporary poet. Known as “the sniper of Literature” as he formed part of a group that transformed literature into reality, he wrote ten volumes of poetry, and his w ...
and Ernesto Mejía Sánchez, for life’s work *1973 **
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, for '' Las jiras'' (novel) ** Esther Seligson, for '' Otros son los sueños'' (novel) ** José Emilio Pacheco, for ''
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'' (novel) ** Tomás Segovia, for '' Terceto'' (poetry) **
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, for '' Los juegos de azar: seis obras en un acto'' (theatre) *1974 **
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El tamaño del infierno EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (novel) ** Julieta Campos, for ''
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'' (novel) ** Gustavo Sainz, for ''
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'' (novel) ** Manuel Echeverría, for ''
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'' (novel) *1975 **
Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are '' The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), ''Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), '' The Old Gringo'' (1985) and '' Christop ...
, for '' Terra Nostra'' (novel) **
Augusto Monterroso Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, 1921 - February 7, 2003) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin Americ ...
, for ''
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'' (short story) **
José Vázquez Amaral José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...
, for ''
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'' (essay) ** Efraín Huerta, for life’s work *1976 **
Tita Valencia Guadalupe Valencia Nieto (born June 4, 1938), better known as Tita Valencia, is a Mexican novelist, poet, screenwriter, pianist, and cultural manager. She won the 1976 Xavier Villaurrutia Award for her novel ''Minotauromaquia''. Biography Tita Va ...
, for '' Minotauromaquia'' (poetry) **
Jorge Enrique Adoum Jorge Enrique Adoum (June 29, 1926 in Ambato – July 3, 2009 in Quito) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, politician, and diplomat. He was one of the major exponents of Latin American poetry. His work received such prestigious awards as the first ...
, for '' Entre Marx y una mujer desnuda'' (theatre) **
Daniel Leyva Daniel Ulises Leyva (born May 5, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Club career Leyva was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada; his father Ulises had ...
, for '' Crispal'' (novel) ** Enrique González Rojo, for ''
El quíntuple balar de mis sentidos EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (poetry) *1977 **
Silvia Molina Silvia Molina (born October 10, 1946, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican author, playwright, editor, and essayist. She has written numerous novels, including ''La mañana debe seguir gris'', which won a Xavier Villaurrutia Award in 1977, and '' ...
, for ''
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Jaime Reyes Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...
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'' (poetry) **
Amparo Dávila Amparo Dávila (February 28, 1928 – April 18, 2020) was a Mexican writer best known for her short stories touching on the fantastic and the uncanny. She won the Xavier Villarrutia Award in 1977 for her short story collection, ''Árboles pet ...
, for ''
Árboles petrificados ''Árboles'' is an album from Puerto Rican singer Roy Brown and Cuban singer Silvio Rodríguez, along with Cuban septet Afrocuba. Brown and Rodríguez has collaborated previously, but this is the first album where they are billed together. Back ...
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Luis Mario Schneider Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archai ...
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'' (novel) *1978 ** José Luis González, for '' Balada de otro tiempo'' (novel) ** Isabel Fraire, for ''
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'' (poetry) ** Emiliano González, for ''
Los sueños de la Bella Durmiente LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
'' (short story) **
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El riesgo del placer EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
'' (essay) *1979 **
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, for ''
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'' (poetry) **
Inés Arredondo Inés Camelo Arredondo (March 20, 1928 in Culiacán, Sinaloa – November 2, 1989 in Mexico City) was a Mexican writer. In 1947 she enrolled in the department of Philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1958 she marrie ...
, for ''
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'' (novel) *1980 ** Sergio Fernández, for ''
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'' (novel) ** Fernando Curiel, for '' Onetti: obra y calculado infortunio'' (essay) **
Jesús Gardea Jesús Gardea Rocha (July 2, 1939 – March 12, 2000) was a Mexican writer of fiction and short fiction. Biography Jesús Gardea Rocha was born on July 2, 1939, in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Vicente Gardea V. and Francisca Rocha. He st ...
, for '' Septiembre y los otros días'' (short story) **
Alí Chumacero Alí Chumacero Lora (9 July 1918 – 22 October 2010) was a Mexican poet, translator, literary critic and editor. He was a member of the Mexican Academy of Language. Biography Alí Chumacero Lora was born on July 9, 1918, in Acaponeta, state ...
, for life’s work *1981 **
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El rito cotidiano EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (poetry) **
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, for '' Parejas'' (novel) **
Noé Jitrik Noé Jitrik (23 January 1928 – 6 October 2022) was an Argentine literary critic. Jitrik was born in Argentina on 23 January 1928. He was director of the ''Instituto de literatura hispanoamericana'' at the University of Buenos Aires, and was ...
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'' (novel) **
Sergio Pitol Sergio Pitol Deméneghi (18 March 1933 – 12 April 2018) was a Mexican writer, translator and diplomat. In 2005, he received the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world. Early life Born in Puebla, ...
, for ''
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'' (short story) *1982 **
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El “dancing” mexicano EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), America ...
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Eraclio Zepeda Eraclio Zepeda (March 24, 1937 – September 17, 2015) was a Mexican writer, poet and politician. Education He attended college at the Universidad Militarizada Latinoamericana, where he started a Marxism study group with Jaime Labastida, Jaime ...
, for '' Andando el tiempo'' (short story) **
Luisa Josefina Hernández Luisa Josefina Hernández (2 November 1928 – 16 January 2023) was a Mexican writer and playwright. Hernández died on 16 January 2023, at the age of 94. Works Plays * ''Aguardiente de caña'', 1951. * ''Botica modelo'', 1954. * ''Los frutos ca� ...
, for ''
Apocalipsis cum figuris Juan Carlos Contreras Uribe (born January 16, 1975), better known under the ring name Apocalipsis, is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consej ...
'' (theatre) ** Francisco Cervantes, for '' Cantado para nadie'' (poetry) *1983 ** Sergie I. Zaitzeff, for '' El arte de Julio Torri'' (essay) **
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, for '' Usted es la culpable'' (poetry) **
María Luisa Puga Maria Luisa Puga (February 3, 1944 – December 25, 2004) was a Mexican writer. Her 1983 novel ''Pánico o peligro'' won the Xavier Villaurrutia Award. Biography Puga was born in Mexico City. She and her siblings went to live with her grandmoth ...
, for '' Pánico o peligro'' (novel) **
Héctor Manjarrez Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein' ...
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'' (novel) *1984 **
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, for '' Antología personal: poetry'' (poetry) ** Carmen Alardín, for '' La violencia del otoño'' (poetry) **
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El pequeño bestiario ilustrado EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
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Margo Glantz Margo Glantz Shapiro (; born January 28, 1930) is a Mexican writer, essayist, critic and academic. She has been a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua since 1995. She is a recipient of the FIL Award. Biography Margo Glantz's family ...
, for '' Síndrome de naufragios'' (short story) **
Lisa Block de Behar Lisa Block de Behar (Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan professor of Linguistics and researcher in Literary Theory, Comparative Literature and Communication media. She holds a PhD from École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris wher ...
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'' (essay) *1985:
Angelina Muñiz-Huberman Angelina Muñiz-Huberman (; born December 29, 1936) is a Mexican writer, academic, poet, and professor. She is known for her work and research on Ladino, crypto-Judaism, Jewish mysticism and Sephardic Jews. Muñiz-Huberman is a recipient of the Xa ...
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Huerto cerrado, huerto sellado Huerto is a municipality located in the Monegros comarca, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 253 inhabitants. Villages *Huerto *Usón *Venta de Ballerías Venta de Ball ...
'' (short story) * 1986 ** Sergio Galindo, for ''
Otilia Rauda Otilia is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Otilia Bădescu (born 1970), Romanian table tennis player * Otilia Cazimir (1894–1967), Romanian poet * Otilia Larrañaga, Mexican dancer and actress * Otilia Lux, Guatemala ...
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Federico Patán Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Artists * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ. * Federico Aguilar Alc ...
, for '' Último exilio'' (novel) *1987 **
Alberto Ruy Sánchez Alberto Ruy-Sánchez Lacy is a Mexican writer and editor born in Mexico City on 7 December 1951. He is an author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Since 1988 he has been the chief editor and founding publisher of Latin America's leading arts ...
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Los nombres del aire LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
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Bárbara Jacobs Bárbara Jacobs (born 19 October 1947) is a Mexican writer, poet, essayist and translator. Life Born in Mexico City in 1947, Jacobs grew up in a home where five languages were spoken. Her grandparents were History of the Jews in Lebanon, Lebanese ...
, for '' Las hojas muertas'' (novel) *1988 ** Álvaro Mutis, for '' Ilona llega con la lluvia'' (novel) ** Ernesto de la Peña, for '' Las estratagemas de Dios'' (short story) *1989 **
Carmen Boullosa Carmen Boullosa (born September 4, 1954 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican poet, novelist and playwright. Her work focuses on the issues of feminism and gender roles within a Latin American context. It has been praised by a number of writers, i ...
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Antes , La salvaja y Papeles irresponsables ''Antes'' may refer to: * Antes people, inhabiting parts of Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages * Plural of Ante (poker) * "Antes" (song), 2021 song by Anuel AA * Antes (surname) See also *Henry Antes House, historic house in Upper Frederic ...
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Guillermo Sheridan Guillermo Humberto Sheridan Prieto (born 27 August 1950) is a Mexican literary critic, scholar and public commentator. Life and work Sheridan was born in Mexico City. He was a Chevening Scholar at the University of East Anglia in 1986. He was aw ...
, for '' Un corazón adicto: la vida de Ramón López Velarde'' (essay) *1990 **
José Luis Rivas José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...
, for ''
Brazos de mar The Brazos River ( , ), called the ''Río de los Brazos de Dios'' (translated as "The River of the Arms of God") by early Spanish explorers, is the 11th-longest river in the United States at from its headwater source (river or stream), source at ...
'' (poetry) ** Emilio García Riera, for ''
El cine es mejor que la vida EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (memoires) *1991 **
Vicente Quirarte Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
, for ''
El ángel es vampiro EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
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Gerardo Deniz Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race car ...
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Amor y oxidente Amor ("love" in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to: Music Albums * ''Amor'' (Julio Iglesias album), 1982 * ''Amor'' (Andrea Bocelli album), 2006 Songs * "Amor" (Los Auténticos Decadentes song), 2000 * "Amor" (Cristian Castro song), 199 ...
'' *1992 ** Daniel Sada, for ''
Registro de causantes Registro is a city near the Atlantic coast of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 56,393 (2020 est.) in an area of 722 km². The elevation is 25 m. Registro in Portuguese means register, and this name was given to the city because it w ...
'' (short story) ** Marco Antonio Campos, for ''
Antología personal Antología may refer to: Music Albums *Antología (V8 album), ''Antología'' (V8 album) *Antología (Manuel Mijares album), ''Antología'' (Manuel Mijares album) *Antología (Marcos Witt album), ''Antología'' (Marcos Witt album) *Antología (Fiska ...
'' (poetry) *1993:
Jorge López Páez Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...
, for ''
Los cerros azules LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
'' (novel) * 1994: Francisco Hernández, for ''
Moneda de tres caras ''Moneda'' is the second album released by the Dominican Rock group Toque Profundo. Like the first album it too was independently recorded. "Llorare" was covered by Maximo Martinez in the production ''Rock & Jazz: Turismo Republica Dominicana'' ...
'' (poetry) * 1995: Carlos Monsiváis, for ''
Los rituales del caos LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significan ...
'' (chronicle) * 1996:
Jaime Labastida Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...
, for ''
Animal de silencios y La palabra enemiga Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage ...
'' (poetry) * 1997:
Jorge Ruiz Dueñas Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...
, for '' Habitaré su nombre y Saravá'' (poetry) * 1998:
Ignacio Solares Ignacio Solares Bernal (15 January 1945 – 24 August 2023) was a Mexican novelist, editor and playwright, whose novel ''La invasión'' (''The Invasion'', 2004) was a bestseller in Mexico and Spain. Until 2005 he served as the Coordinator of Cu ...
, for ''
El sitio {{Infobox settlement , name = El Sitio , native_name = , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = town , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , im ...
'' (novel) *1999:
Juan Villoro Juan Villoro (born 24 September 1956, in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and journalist and the son of philosopher Luis Villoro. He has been well known among intellectual circles in Mexico, Latin America and Spain for years, but his success amo ...
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La casa pierde LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (short story) * 2000:
Vicente Leñero Vicente Leñero Otero (June 9, 1933 – December 3, 2014) was a Mexican novelist, journalist, and playwright. He wrote numerous books, stories, and plays, including a theatrical adaptation of Oscar Lewis's '' The Children of Sanchez.'' He was aw ...
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La inocencia de este mundo LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (anthology) * 2001:
Mario Bellatin Mario Bellatin (born July 23, 1960, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican-born Peruvian novelist. Early life Mario Bellatin was born in Mexico City to Peruvian parents. Soon after Mario was born, his parents returned to Lima. He spent two years study ...
, for '' Flores'' (novel) * 2002 ** Juan Bañuelos, for ''
A paso de hierba A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''ae ...
'' (poetry) ** Hugo Gutiérrez Vega, for '' Peregrinaciones: Poesía 1965-2001 Bazar de asombros II'' (poetry) *2003 ** Coral Bracho, for '' Ese espacio, ese jardín'' (poetry) **
Pedro Ángel Palou García Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...
, for '' Con la muerte en los puños'' (novel) * 2004:
Christopher Domínguez Michael Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...
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Vida de Fray Servando Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missouri ...
'' (essay) * 2005: David Huerta, for '' Versión'' (poetry) * 2006:
Alejandro Rossi Alejandro Rossi (''Alessandro Rossi''; September 22, 1932 – June 5, 2009) was born in Florence, Italy of Venezuelan mother and Italian father) was an Italians, Italian-Venezuelan writer. Alejandro Rossi wrote philosophy, philosophical essays, sho ...
, por '' Edén. Vida imaginada'' (novel) *2007 **
Elsa Cross Elsa Cross (born March 6, 1946 in Mexico City), is a contemporary Spanish-language Mexican writer perhaps best known for her poetry. She has also published translations, philosophical essays and is known as an authority on Indian philosophy. ...
, for '' Cuaderno de Amorgós'' (poetry) ** Pura López Colomé, for ''
y Santo y Seña Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh ...
'' (poetry) *2008: Adolfo Castañón, ''Viaje a México. Ensayos, crónicas y retratos'' (essay) *2009:
Tedi López Mills Tedi López Mills is a Mexican poet born in 1959 in Mexico City. She studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for the first three years of her Bachelor's and finished at Sorbonne University in Paris. She later comple ...
, ''Muerte en la rúa Augusta'' (poetry) *2010:
Sergio Mondragón Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...
, ''Hojarasca'' (poetry) *2011: Felipe Garrido, ''Conjuros'' (short story) *2012: Myriam Moscona, ''Tela de Sevoya'' (novel) *2013:
José de la Colina José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
, ''Libertades imaginadas'' (essay) *2014:
Álvaro Uribe Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 4 July 1952) is a Colombian politician who served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 Augu