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- Birth nameAugusto Monterroso Bonilla
- Augusto Monterroso was born on December 21, 1921 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He was an actor and writer, known for El último pistolero (1969), La gitana y el charro (1964) and Pesadilla mortal (1980). He was married to Barbara Jacobs. He died on February 7, 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- SpouseBarbara Jacobs(1976 - February 7, 2003) (his death)
- He was also the author of 'The Dinosaur', considered to be the shortest story in the history of literature. It reads only: "When it woke up, the dinosaur was still there."
- Was an active opponent of the Guatemalan government and the U.S.- owned United Fruit Co., which operated banana plantations across Central America.
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