This is a list of some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature. Boris Amado was born on November 2, 1974 in Guatemala City Guatemala to parents, Ernesto Sanchez and Maria Dora Amado. Boris has written for both television and the silver screen. Mister Amado is best known for his bio graphical short “Amado” and for his cutting edge adult cartoon content.
Andeans
Bolivia
- Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian
- Matilde Casazola
- Javier del Granado (1913–1996), poet
- Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
- Víctor Montoya
- Edmundo Paz Soldán 1967, novelist
- Jaime Sáenz (1921–1986), poet and novelist
- José Ignacio de Sanjinés (1786–1864), poet
- Pedro Shimose
- Gastón Suárez (1929–1984), novelist and dramatist
- Franz Tamayo (1878–1956), poet
- Adela Zamudio (1854–1928), poet and novelist
Chile
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Pablo Neruda
- Fernando Alegria
- Isabel Allende
- Miguel Arteche
- Sergio Badilla Castillo
- Pedro Balmaceda
- Eduardo Barrios
- Alberto Blest Gana
- Roberto Bolaño
- María Luisa Bombal
- Marta Brunet
- Francisco Coloane
- Adolfo Couve
- Eugenio Cruz Vargas
- Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara
- José Donoso
- Ariel Dorfman
- Joaquín Edwards Bello
- Jorge Edwards
- Diamela Eltit
- Francisco Antonio Encina
- Alberto Fuguet
- Óscar Hahn
- Vicente Huidobro
- Hermógenes Irisarri
- Enrique Lafourcade
- Pedro Lemebel
- Enrique Lihn
- Baldomero Lillo
- Carmen Marai
- Gabriela Mistral
- Pablo Neruda
- Nicanor Parra
- Violeta Parra
- Marcela Paz
- Carlos Pezoa Véliz
- Salvador Reyes
- Gonzalo Rojas
- Manuel Rojas
- Luis Sepúlveda
- Marcela Serrano
- Miguel Serrano
- Víctor Domingo Silva
- Antonio Skármeta
- Mercedes Valdivieso
- Egon Wolff
Colombia
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Jorge Isaacs wrote María, one of the most influential 19th-century novels in Spanish
- Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
- Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
- Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist
- Helena Araújo
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob
- Andrés Caicedo
- James Cañón
- Tomás Carrasquilla
- Germán Castro Caycedo
- Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
- Adolfo León Gómez, poet
- León de Greiff
- Jorge Isaacs
- Jaime Manrique, writer and painter
- Santiago Martínez Delgado, writer and painter
- Marvel Moreno, writer
- Álvaro Mutis
- Rafael Pombo
- Laura Restrepo González
- José Eustasio Rivera
- Daniel Samper Pizano
- José Asunción Silva
- Guillermo Valencia
- Fernando Vallejo
- José María Vargas Vila
Ecuador
- Abdón Ubidia (born 1944)
- Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), novelist and poet
- Alejandro Carrión (1915–1992), journalist
- Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (1908–1993)
- Alicia Yánez Cossío (born 1929)
- Ángel Felicísimo Rojas (1909–2003)
- Arturo Borja (1892–1912)
- Benjamín Carrión (1897–1979)
- Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo (born 1932)
- César Dávila Andrade (1918–1967)
- Demetrio Aguilera Malta (1909–1981)
- Edna Iturralde (born 1948)
- Efraín Jara Idrovo (1926-2018)
- Enrique Gil Gilbert (1912–1973)
- Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño (1889–1927)
- Eugenio Espejo (1747–1795)
- Euler Granda (1935-2018)
- Fanny Carrión de Fierro, poet, essayist, professor
- Francisco Arízaga Luque (1900–1964)
- Gabriel Cevallos García (1913–2004)
- Galo René Pérez (1923-2008)
- Humberto Fierro (1890–1929)
- Ignacio Lasso (1911–1943)
- Ileana Espinel (1933–2001)
- Iván Carvajal Aguirre (born 1948)
- Iván Oñate (born 1948)
- Joaquín Gallegos Lara (1909–1947)
- Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903–1978)
- Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009)
- Jorge Icaza Coronel (1906–1978), novelist and playwright
- José de la Cuadra (1903–1941)
- José María Egas (1896–1982)
- José Martínez Queirolo (1931–2008)
- José Rumazo González (1904-1995)
- Juan León Mera (1832–1894), poet and novelist
- Juan Montalvo (1832–1889)
- Julio Pazos Barrera (born 1944)
- Karina Galvez (born 1964)
- Luis Aguilar-Monsalve (born 1942)
- Luis Cordero Crespo (1833–1912)
- Luis Costales (1926–2006)
- María Fernanda Espinosa (born 1964)
- Medardo Ángel Silva (1898–1919)
- Miguel Donoso Pareja (1931-2015)
- Miguel Riofrío (1822–1879)
- Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912–2002)
- Numa Pompilio Llona (1833–1912)
- Osvaldo Hurtado (born 1939)
- Pablo Balarezo Moncayo (1904–1999)
- Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999)
- Rafael Díaz Ycaza (1925–2013)
- Raúl Andrade Moscoso (1905–1983)
- Remigio Crespo Toral (1860–1939)
- Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel (born 1939)
- Sergio Román Armendáriz (died 1934)
- Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947)
- Vicente Cabrera Funes (1944–2014)
- Víctor Manuel Rendón (1859–1940)
Peru
- Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
- Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
- José María Arguedas
- Cesar Vallejo
- Alfredo Bryce
- Manuel González Prada
- Clorinda Matto de Turner
- José Carlos Mariátegui
- Julio Ramón Ribeyro
- Abraham Valdelomar
- José María Eguren
- Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (2010)
- Enrique Lopez Albujar
- Ricardo Palma
- Alonso Cueto (born 1954), novelist
- Antonio Cisneros (1942-2012), poet and writer
- César Calvo (1926-2009), poet and writer
- Gunter Silva Passuni (born 1977), writer
- Blanca Varela (1852-1909)
- Carlos Yushimito (born 1977), writer
- Renato Cisneros (born 1976)
- Daniel Alarcón (born 1977), novelist
- Mario Bellatin (born 1960)
- Santiago Roncagliolo (born 1975), novelist
- Ciro Alegría (1909-1967)
- Martín Adán (1908-1985), post
- Enrique Verástegui (1950-2018), poet and writer
- Manuel Scorza (1928-1983)
- Carlos Castaneda (1925-1998), writer
- Gabriela Wiener (born 1975), writer
- Jaime Bayly (born 1965), novelist
- Fernando Iwasaki (born 1961)
- Iván Thays (born 1968)
- Claudia Ulloa (born 1979)
- Enrique Prochazka (born 1960)
- Jennifer Thorndike (born 1983)
- Oswaldo Reynoso (1931-2006)
- Cronwell Jara (born 1949), writer
- Fernando Ampuero (born 1949), writer
- Pedro Félix Novoa (born 1974), writer
- Claudia Salazar Jiménez (born 1976)
- Jorge Eduardo Benavides (born 1964)
Venezuela
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Andrés Eloy Blanco
- Andrés Bello (1781–1865)
- Adriano González León (1931–2008)
- Andrés Eloy Blanco (1897–1955)
- Aquiles Nazoa (1920–1976)
- Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001)
- Boris Izaguirre (born 1965)
- Eduardo Blanco (1840–1903)
- Eduardo Liendo (born 1941)
- Eugenio Montejo (1938–2008)
- Francisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991)
- Francisco Massiani (1944-2019)
- Fermín Toro (1807–1865)
- Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978)
- Hanni Ossott (1946–2002)
- Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (1846–1892)
- Laureano Vallenilla Lanz (1870–1936)
- Manuel Díaz Rodríguez (1871–1927)
- Mariano Picón Salas (1901–1965)
- Miguel Otero Silva (1908–1985)
- Rafael Arráiz Lucca (born 1959)
- Rafael Cadenas (born 1930)
- Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969)
- Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944)
- Salvador Garmendia (1928–2001)
- Teresa de la Parra (1889–1936)
- José Antonio Ramos Sucre (1890–1930)
- Vicente Gerbasi (1913–1992)
- Alberto Barrera Tyszka (born 1960)
Brazil
- Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980)
- Adélia Prado (born 1935)
- Adolfo Caminha (1867–1897)
- Adonias Filho (1915–1990)
- Afonso Arinos (1868–1916)
- Alberto de Oliveira (1859–1937)
- Alcântara Machado (1901–1935)
- Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1899)
- Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant (1880–1970)
- Aluísio de Azevedo (1857–1913)
- Alvarenga Peixoto (1744–1792)
- Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852)
- Ana Cristina César (1952–1983)
- Ana Maria Machado (born 1941)
- Ana Miranda (born 1951)
- Aníbal Machado (1894–1964)
- Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
- Antônio José da Silva (O Judeu) (1705–1793)
- António Vieira (1608–1697)
- Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014)
- Aristides Fraga Lima (1923-1996?)
- Artur Azevedo (1855–1908)
- Augusto de Campos (born 1931)
- Augusto de Lima (1859–1934)
- Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
- Autran Dourado (1926-2012)
- Basílio da Gama (1741–1795)
- Bernardo Guimarães (1825–1884)
- Camilo Pessanha (1867–1926)
- Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977)
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
- Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860)
- Castro Alves (1847–1862)
- Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974)
- Cecília Meireles (1901–1964)
- Clarice Lispector (1925–1977)
- Cláudio Manuel da Costa (1729–1789)
- Conceição Evaristo (born 1946)
- Cora Coralina (1889–1985)
- Dias Gomes (1922–1999)
- Érico Veríssimo (1905–1975)
- Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909)
- Fabrício Carpi Nejar (born 1972)
- Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)
- Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931)
- Gonçalves de Magalhães (1811–1882)
- Graça Aranha (1868–1931)
- Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
- Gregório de Matos (1636–1696)
- Gustavo Dourado (born 1960)
- Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003)
- Henriqueta Lisboa (1901–1985)
- Hilda Hilst (1930–2004)
- João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
- João da Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898)
- João do Rio (1881–1921)
- João Gilberto Noll (1946-2017)
- João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
- João Simões Lopes Neto (1865–1916)
- João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014)
- Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820–1882)
- Jorge Amado (1912–2001)
- José de Alencar (1829–1877)
- José Lins do Rego (1901–1957)
- José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984)
- Laerte (born 1951)
- Lima Barreto (1881–1922)
- Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005)
- Lya Luft (born 1938)
- Lygia Fagundes Telles (born 1923)
- Machado de Assis (1839–1908)
- Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968)
- Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre (1777–1838)
- Márcio Souza (born 1946)
- Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
- Mario Quintana (1906–1994)
- Martins Pena (1815–1848)
- Menotti Del Picchia (1892–1988)
- Milton Hatoum (born 1952)
- Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948)
- Murilo Mendes (1901–1975)
- Narbal Fontes (1902–1960)
- Nélida Piñon (born 1937)
- Nélson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
- Olavo Bilac (1865–1918)
- Orígenes Lessa (1903–1986)
- Osman Lins (1924–1978)
- Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
- Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
- Paulo Leminski (1944–1989)
- Paulo Lins (born 1958)
- Pedro Bloch (1914–2004)
- Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
- Raul Pompéia (1863–1895)
- Rubem Braga (1913–1990)
- Rubem Fonseca (1925-2020)
- Sérgio Sant'Anna (1941-2020)
- Socorro Acioli (born 1975)
- Sousândrade (1833–1902)
- Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1819)
- Vladimir Herzog (1930–1975)
- Zélia Gattai (1916–2008)
- Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born 1932)
Caribbean
Cuba
- Reinaldo Arenas
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante
- Alejo Carpentier
- Daína Chaviano
- Julián del Casal
- Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
- Nicolás Guillén
- José María Heredia
- José Lezama Lima
- José Martí
- Heberto Padilla
- Virgilio Piñera
- Pedro Pérez Sarduy
- Severo Sarduy
- Pedro Juan Gutiérrez
Dominican Republic
- Julia Alvarez
- Arambilet
- Juan Bosch
- Manuel del Cabral
- Aída Cartagena Portalatín
- Hilma Contreras
- Junot Díaz
- Pedro Henríquez Ureña
- Pedro Mir
- Salomé Ureña
Haiti
- Edwidge Danticat
- René Depestre
- Roger Dorsinville
- Franck Étienne
- Frédéric Marcelin
- Félix Morisseau-Leroy
- Justin Lhérisson
- Jacques Roumain
Puerto Rico
- Fray Íñigo Abbad y Lasierra
- Manuel Alonso
- Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier
- Giannina Braschi
- Julia de Burgos
- Nemesio Canales
- Cayetano Coll y Toste
- Virgilio Dávila
- Nelson Antonio Denis
- Abelardo Díaz Alfaro
- José de Diego
- Edwin Figueroa
- Rosario Ferré
- Magali García Ramis
- José Gautier Benítez
- José Luis González
- Eugenio María de Hostos
- Enrique Laguerre
- Mercedes Negrón Muñoz a.k.a. "Clara Lair"
- Tato Laviera
- Juan Damián López de Haro
- Luis López Nieves
- René Marqués
- Nemir Matos-Cintrón
- Francisco Matos Paoli
- Olga Nolla
- Luis Palés Matos
- Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
- Pedro Pietri
- Miguel Piñero
- Manuel Ramos Otero
- Lola Rodríguez de Tió
- Luis Rafael Sánchez
- Esmeralda Santiago
- Mayra Santos-Febres
- Alejandro Tapia y Rivera
- Diego de Torres Vargas
- Luz María Umpierre
- Lourdes Vázquez
- Ana Lydia Vega
- Manuel Zeno Gandía
Central America
Costa Rica
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Roque Dalton, El Salvador's best known poet
- Joaquín García Monge
- Carmen Naranjo
- Oscar Núñez Oliva
El Salvador
- Manlio Argueta, novelist
- Roque Dalton, poet and revolutionary
- Jacinta Escudos, novelist
- Claudia Lars, poet
- Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter
Guatemala
Miguel Angel Asturias, Nobel prize winner
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974) Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1967)
- Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013)
- Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
- Boris Amado (1974)
Honduras
- Óscar Acosta (1933-2014), poet and critic
- Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
- Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)
- Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
- Julio Escoto (born 1944)
- Javier Abril Espinoza (born 1967)
- Lucila Gamero de Medina (1873–1964)
- Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908), poet
- Leticia de Oyuela (1935–2008)
- Roberto Sosa (1930–2011), poet
- Juan Pablo Suazo Euceda (born 1972)
- Froylán Turcios (1874–1943)
Nicaragua
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Ernesto Cardenal is a poet, Catholic priest and was one of the most famous liberation theologians of the Sandinista Regime.
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Karly Gaitán Morales is a Nicaraguan film historian and writer.
- Claribel Alegría (1924-2018), poet, received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006
- Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), writer
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1919-2014), political writer
- Gioconda Belli (born 1948), poet
- Tomás Borge (1930-2012), writer, poet, and essayist
- Omar Cabezas (born 1950), writer
- Ernesto Cardenal (1925-2020), poet
- Blanca Castellón (born 1958), poet
- José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian
- Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), poet
- Arturo Cruz (born 1954), writer
- Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002), poet
- Rubén Darío (1867–1916), poet, referred to as the "father of Modernism"
- Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980), film historian, and writer.
- Salomón Ibarra Mayorga (1887–1985), poet and lyricist of "Salve a ti, Nicaragua", the Nicaraguan national anthem
- Erwin Krüger (1915–1973), poet and composer
- Francisco Mayorga (born 1949), writer
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), writer, editor, and publisher
- Rosario Murillo (born 1951), poet
- Daniel Ortega (born 1945), poet
- Azarías H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
- Joaquín Pasos (1914–1947), poet
- Horacio Peña (born 1946), writer and poet
- Sergio Ramírez (born 1942), writer
- Arlen Siu (died 1972), essayist
- Julio Valle Castillo (born 1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
- Daisy Zamora (born 1950), poet
Panama
- Rosa María Britton, writer
- Gloria Guardia, novelist and essayist
- María Olimpia de Obaldía
- Ricardo Miró, poet
- José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer and photographer
Mexico
)
Carlos Fuentes, one of the most internationally popular Mexican writers
- Nezahualcóyotl (1402–1472)
- Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581–1639)
- Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695)
- José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776–1827)
- Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893)
- José Rosas Moreno (1838–1883)
- Manuel Acuña (1849–1873)
- Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928)
- Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1858–1895)
- Amado Nervo (1870–1919)
- Mariano Azuela (1873–1952)
- Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959)
- Bruno Traven (1890–1969)
- Manuel Maples Arce (1898–1981)
- Germán List Arzubide (1898–1998)
- Carlos Pellicer (1899–1977)
- Arqueles Vela (1899–1977)
- Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1951)
- Agustín Yáñez (1904–1980)
- Salvador Novo (1904–1974)
- Octavio Paz (1914–1998)
- José Revueltas (1914–1976)
- Elena Garro (1917–1998)
- Alí Chumacero (1918–2010)
- Juan José Arreola (1918–2001)
- Juan Rulfo (1918–1986)
- Ricardo Garibay (1923–1999)
- Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)
- Jaime Sabines (1926–1999)
- Tomás Segovia (1927–2011)
- Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928–1983)
- Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012)
- Margo Glantz (born 1930)
- Salvador Elizondo (1932–2006)
- Elena Poniatowska (born 1932)
- Juan García Ponce (1932–2003)
- Vicente Leñero (1933-2014)
- Sergio Pitol (1933-2018)
- Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)
- Fernando del Paso (1935-2018)
- Carlos Monsiváis (1938-2010)
- José Emilio Pacheco (1939–2014)
- Jesús Gardea (1939–2000)
- Homero Aridjis (born 1940)
- Héctor Aguilar Camín (born 1946)
- Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 1949)
- Ángeles Mastretta (born 1949)
- Laura Esquivel (born 1950)
- Carmen Boullosa (born 1954)
- Juan Villoro (born 1956)
- Guillermo Arriaga (born 1958)
- Malva Flores (born 1961)
- Elvia Ardalani (born 1963)
- Sandra Cisneros
Rioplatenses
Argentina
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Julio Cortázar, one of the leaders of the Latin American boom
- Marcos Aguinis
- César Aira
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Adolfo Bioy Casares
- Emeterio Cerro
- Julio Cortázar
- Antonio di Benedetto
- Esteban Echeverría
- Macedonio Fernández
- Fogwill
- Juan Gelman
- Oliverio Girondo
- Che Guevara (born in Rosario, Argentina)
- Ricardo Güiraldes
- José Hernández
- Leopoldo Lugones
- Leopoldo Marechal
- José Mármol
- Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
- Manuel Mujica Láinez
- Silvina Ocampo
- Victoria Ocampo
- Juan L. Ortiz
- Ricardo Piglia
- Alejandra Pizarnik
- Manuel Puig
- Ricardo Rojas
- Ernesto Sábato
- Juan José Saer
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
- Alfonsina Storni
- Rodolfo Walsh
Paraguay
- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
- José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
- Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
- José María Rivarola Matto (1909–1999)
- Augusto Roa Bastos
Uruguay
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Mario Benedetti, a highly popular Uruguayan author and poet
- Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
- José Enrique Rodó
- Delmira Agustini
- Mario Benedetti
- Eduardo Galeano
- Julio Herrera y Reissig
- Leo Maslíah
- Jesús Moraes
- Juan Carlos Onetti
- Emilio Oribe
- Horacio Quiroga
- Tomás de Mattos
- Jorge Majfud