Abelardo Castillo

Abelardo Castillo (March 27, 1935 – May 2, 2017) was an Argentine writer, novelist, essayists. He was born in the city of San Pedro, Buenos Aires. He practiced amateur boxing in his youth. He also directed the literary magazines "El Escarabajo de Oro" and "El Ornitorrinco". He was well regarded in the field of Latin American literature.
In 2014 he won the Diamond Konex Award as the best writer in the last decade in Argentina.
Castillo died on May 2, 2017 in Buenos Aires from pneumonia, aged 82.