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The Greatest Mexican Poets

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Matthew Wilson

Updated on January 17, 2026

Birthdate: March 31, 1914

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico

Died: April 19, 1998

Born into a family of intellectuals, Nobel Prize-winning Mexican poet Octavio Paz had been introduced to literature through his grandfather’s library. Apart from poetry, he had also written essays on art, politics, and culture. As a Mexican diplomat, he had been to countries such as India and France.