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Gabriel García Márquez was born in Aracataca, in the department of Magdalena, Colombia on March 6, 1927.
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He went to live with his parents in Sucre, where his father worked as a pharmacist. and during his studies at the Colegio San José in Barranquilla.
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In 1940 he received a scholarship from the National College of Zipaquirá.
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He finished his secondary education at the Lyceum College of Zipaquirá , on December 12, 1946 and start writing a novel called "la Casa"
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He enrolled in the Faculty of Law, National University of Cartagena on February 25, 1947, although without showing too much interest in studies. His friendship with the doctor and writer Manuel Zapata Olivella allowed access to the media.
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in January 1957 finishes writing " El Coronel no Tiene Quien le Escriba" which is published a year later.
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In March 1958 García Márquez married in Barranquilla with Mercedes Barcha, the daughter of an apothecary
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In 1959 his first son, Rodrigo García who later became director had.
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In 1961 his second son, Gonzalo Garcia Barcha, currently a graphic designer in Mexico City was born.
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In May 1967 the publishing house of Buenos Aires siramericana Post "Cien años de soledad" and within a week sold 8000 copies.
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On 21 October 1982 the Swedish Academy of Letters awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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On 10 October 2002 the first part of his memoirs was launched, Vivir Para Contarla, in reviewing the first thirty years of his life
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On Thursday April 17, 2014 , at age 87, died in the city of Mexico Gabriel García Márquez one of the most admired and recognized Latin American literature authors.
