Ignacio Padilla
Ignacio Padilla | |
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Ignacio Padilla during the presentation of Revuelta, a cultural magazine, held at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in 2005. | |
| Born | November 7, 1968 Mexico City |
| Died | August 20, 2016 (aged 47) |
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| Period | 1989–2016 |
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| Literary movement | Crack generation |
Ignacio Padilla (November 7, 1968 – August 20, 2016) was a Mexican writer whose works were translated into several languages. Padilla helped found the Crack Movement, along with fellow writers Eloy Urroz, Jorge Volpi, and Pedro Angel Palou, as a means for Mexican authors to find their own voice and write beyond magic realism.