Javier Lafuente (Santander, 1983) is a Spanish reporter who works at the newspaper El País, where he is currently the deputy editor of the American edition. He specializes in Latin America and has been professionally linked to the region since 2015, when he became a correspondent in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Andean region. From there, he covered topics that have marked the region's recent history, such as the peace treaty between the government and the FARC, the decomposition of Venezuela, or Evo Morales's final years as president of Bolivia. Later, he was named chief of the Mexican office, where he is currently based. He has co-directed the special edition "Frontera Sur" alongside the newspaper El Faro, which won the Gabo prize for Best Coverage, and directed Pan-American investigations on the links between Venezuela and Mexico, which have also won prizes.

EDITED BY JAVIER LAFUENTE:

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NON FICTION, 2022