Álvaro Mutis
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
25 August 1923
Born on the same birth date (25 August 1923): Allyre Sirois
Born on the same birth day (25 August): Albert Belle • Allan Pinkerton • Arpad Elo • Ashley Crow • Bill Handel • Brad Drew • Bret Harte • Brian Moore (novelist) • Charles Fambrough • Erich Honecker • Ian Falconer • James Lick • Joshua Lionel Cowen • Louis I of Spain • Ludwig II of Bavaria • Olga Konkova • Seán T. O'Kelly • Spider One • Thea Astley • Theresa Andrews
Born in the same month (August 1923): Alice Ghostley • Allyre Sirois • Arthur Jensen • Barbara Ansell • Bill Doolittle • Carlos Cruz-Diez • Devan Nair • Jim Reeves • Jimmy Greenhalgh • Katherine Victor • Millôr Fernandes • Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria • President of Israel • Rhonda Fleming • Richard Attenborough • Rose Marie • Stan Chambers • Wolfgang Sawallisch