Gabriel JosĆ© GarcĆa MĆ”rquez (Latin American Spanish: [É”aĖβɾjel É£aɾĖsi.a Ėmaɾ.kes] ā; [a] 6 March 1927 ā 17 April 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo ([ĖÉ”aβo]) or Gabito ([É”aĖβito]) throughout Latin America.
