Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009) · Uruguay · On the map · Journalists · Died at 88
Mario Benedetti Farrugia, was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages, he was not well known in the English-speaking world.
Mario Benedetti is read about 526 times a day, in 41 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2009Died17 May 20092005Menéndez Pelayo International PrizeAward1999Reina Sofía AwardAward1997Honorary Doctorate of the University of ValladolidAward1920Born14 September 1920
People around Mario
Close ties
Sergio Renán Directed The Truce and Thanks for the Fire
Darío Grandinetti Mario wrote Wake Up Love (2002)
Luis Puenzo Directed Las sorpresas (1975)
Lautaro Murúa Also in The Truce and Thanks for the Fire
Eliseo Subiela Directed The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
Roger Frappier Produced The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
Carlos Galettini Directed Las sorpresas (1975)
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About this person
In the Spanish-speaking world, he is considered one of Latin America's most important writers of the latter half of the 20th century.
Country
Uruguay
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2009 · aged 88
