Octavio Paz

Age: 84

Summary: Mexican Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist considered by many to be one of the greatest Latin American poets ever who produced over 40 volumes of poetry and essays throughout his long career, and who was at the center of some controversy, but he remained a cultural icon as his political conservatism often found him at odds with his intellectual peers.

Cause of Death: Cancer

Born: March 31, 1914

Died: April 19, 1998

Location: Mexico City, Mexico