Colombia: Celebrating Gabriel García Márquez’s 85th Birthday on Facebook · Global Voices
Silvia Viñas

Renowned Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez turns 85 today, March 6, 2012. Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (“New Iberoamerican Journalism Foundation”, FNPI for its initials in Spanish, founded by García Márquez) has created a Facebook page dedicated to the author's 85th birthday, as the blog 233 Grados [es] reports. The Facebook page will publish his quotes, photos, and videos, and collect messages and articles paying homage to the author.