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    Octavio Paz

    Octavio Paz, Mexico's Nobel-prize winning literary and intellectual giant, died on April 19th. On Cinco de Mayo, we pay tribute with a review of his life and the reading of one of his stories. Join actor Tony Plana for an homage to Paz, on The Politics of Culture.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • May 5, 1998 • 1 min read

    Octavio Paz, Mexico's Nobel-prize winning literary and intellectual giant, died on April 19th. On Cinco de Mayo, we pay tribute with a review of his life and the reading of one of his stories. Join actor Tony Plana for an homage to Paz, on The Politics of Culture.

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      Sarah Spitz

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