José Saramago was born on 16 November 1922 in Azinhaga, Golega, Portugal. He was a writer, known for
Enemy (2013),
Blindness (2008) and
O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo. He was married to Pilar del Río and Ilda Reis. He died on 18 June 2010 in Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.