Carlos Fuentes is an interpreter of North and South America, explaining each to the other. Raised in Washington, D.C., where his father was a Mexican diplomat, he is a man of and between two worlds. His novels include THE DEATH OF ARTEMIO CRUZ, A CHANGE OF SKIN, AND DISTANT RELATIONS and THE OLD GRINGO. Award(s) won: George Foster Peabody Award for the series A WORLD OF IDEAS with Bill Moyers aired in 1988 and 1990. The half-hour episodes featured scientists, writers, artists, philosophers, historians -- some well-known, many never before seen on television.
