Gabriel García Márquez was a Colombian (colombiano) novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist (periodista). He is best known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de Soledad)
The Labyrinth of Solitude (El Laberinto de la Soledad) is a book-length essay by the mexican poet and diplomat (poeta y diplomático mexicano) Octavio Paz, first published in 1950.
Carlos Fuentes was a Mexican novelist and essay writer (cuento corto). He wrote The Crystal Frontier (La frontera de cristal).
Federico García Lorca was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. He was executed (asesinado) by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.