Carlos Fuentes Dead: Mexican Novelist, Essayist Dies At Age 83

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Carlos Fuentes Dead: Mexican Novelist, Essayist Dies At Age 83 MEXICO CITY — Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83. Mexico's National Council for Culture for the Arts confirmed the death of Mexico's most celebrated novelist. The cause was not immediately known, said the culture official, who was not authorized to speak to the media. Obama's Shift On Gay Marriage Energizes Immigration Activists & Hispanic Voters Mexican Pro-Migrant Priest Flees Death Threats '90210' Star Bullied: 'You Feel Like You're Going To Die' BLOG POSTS Jose Antonio Vargas: Our Facebook: Led by Mark Zuckerberg, We Define an Era This week's scheduled IPO is merely an extension of what's been happening in the past 8 years -- ordinary people from around the world investing on Facebook with their lives. It's not only Zuckerberg's Facebook -- it's our Facebook. Erika L. Sánchez: Being Latina Means Having a Good Sense of Humor To be Mexican, you must have a good sense of humor about yourself, because our people will not hesitate to tease your physical attributes or flaws. Stephanie Da Costa: Television Fragmentation Continues, Hispanics Are To Blame If you want proof that the growing Hispanic population and its impact will change the way people experience popular culture in a colossal and immediate way - look no further than the big changes happening at the nation's biggest media players. David Bier: The Flawed Case Against Immigration We all know the buzzwords--no amnesty, no unfunded mandates, no immigrant welfare. Opponents of sensible immigration policy repeat these lines so often you'd think that they really believed them Maribel Hastings: Republicans on Immigration: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black The questions facing these Republicans are simple: if Obama had, in fact, introduced an immigration reform bill, would Republicans have supported it? Do they support comprehensive immigration reform now? The answers are also simple: a resounding no.

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