# The Cervantes Prize winners of the 1980s

The ten writers who received the Miguel de Cervantes Prize between 1980 and 1989.

- 62 votes · 10 items
- Jul 27, 2019 · Mercedes Álvarez Diez
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## Top 10

1. **Luis Rosales** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Spain, 1982. Poet of La casa encendida.
2. **Rafael Alberti** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Spain, 1983. A Generation of '27 poet, author of Marinero en tierra.
3. **Octavio Paz** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Mexico, 1981. Poet and essayist of The Labyrinth of Solitude.
4. **Gonzalo Torrente Ballester** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Spain, 1985. Author of La saga/fuga de J. B.
5. **Juan Carlos Onetti** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Uruguay, 1980. Creator of Santa María, author of The Shipyard.
6. **Carlos Fuentes** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Mexico, 1987. Author of The Death of Artemio Cruz.
7. **Ernesto Sabato** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Argentina, 1984. Author of The Tunnel and On Heroes and Tombs.
8. **Augusto Roa Bastos** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Paraguay, 1989. Author of I the Supreme.
9. **Antonio Buero Vallejo** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Spain, 1986. Playwright of Story of a Stairway.
10. **María Zambrano** (-1 · ▲3 ▼4) — Spain, 1988. A philosopher; the first woman to receive it.

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