Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (June 14, 1939 - October 18, 2003) was a Spanish journalist and novelist known for his novels featuring Pepe Carvalho, a Barcelona private investigator. For many years, he contributed columns and articles to the Madrid daily newspaper El País. He died in Bangkok, Thailand, while returning to his home country from a speaking tour of Australia. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.