Mexican President Felipe Calderon(C) comforts Silvia Lemus(L), widow of Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes next to Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala(R) during the wake at the Fine Art Palace on May 16, 2012 in Mexico City. Fuentes, who died on Tuesday aged 83 as a result of heart problems, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo Estrella
Mexican president Felipe Calderon (C), his wife Margarita Zavala(R) and Silvia Lemus, widow of Mexican Carlos Fuentes, pay their last respects to the writer during his wake at the Fine Art Palace on May 16, 2012 in Mexico City. Fuentes, who died on Tuesday aged 83 as a result of heart problems, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language.
The hearse transporting the remains of Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes arrives to Mexico City's Palacio Nacional de Bellas Artes for a tribute on May 16, 2012. Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83 after suffering a massive hemorrhage in his digestive tract, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language.