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Colombian Writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza Dies, Close to Gabriel García Márquez

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Journalist Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza dies at 94, a close friend of Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel García Márquez, his family confirmed to the government.

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The Colombian journalist and writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, who was one of the closest friends of the Colombian Nobel of Literature, Gabriel García Márquez, died Tuesday at the age of 94, reported the family to the Ministry of Culture. Born in the municipality of Toca, in the department of Boyacá (center), on January 1, 1932, Mendoza developed a prolific career as a journalist, novelist, essayist and diplomat. Throughout his career he occupied, …

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Journalist Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza dies at 94, a close friend of Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel García Márquez, his family confirmed to the government.

·Madrid, Spain
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The author of ‘Años De Fuga’ died at 94 years of age. Several personalities of public life spoke after the news

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Writer, journalist and diplomat Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (1932-2026) died, leaving an inheritance that marked Colombian literature and journalism for more than seven years.

·Bogota, Colombia
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Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Colombian writer, journalist and diplomat, died. Photo: Hisrael Garzonroa, taken from the page Pladela At the age of 94, Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Colombian writer, journalist and diplomat, born in Tunja, Boyacá, died. The news was confirmed by former President Alvaro Uribe, who, through his X account, wrote: “Murió Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, an exceptional being, the journalist, the writer, the humanist, the liberal, the crit…

(EFE).- The Colombian journalist and writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, who was one of the closest friends of the Colombian Nobel of Literature, Gabriel García Márquez, died Tuesday at the age of 94, reported the family to the Ministry of Cultures. Born in the municipality of Toca, in the department of Boyacá (center), on January 1, 1932, Mendoza developed a prolific career as a journalist, novelist, essayist and diplomat. Throughout his career he o…

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PULZO broke the news in Colombia on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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