The title figure has an early friendship with the mulatto Lunero, who runs away with him to (*) Veracruz.
The last section of this novel discusses how its protagonist's friend fled after accidentally shooting his drunken uncle. The protagonist of this novel kills an officer who had turned him into an informant during captivity, an action justified with the words of the late revolutionary Gonzalo Bernal. The title figure has an early friendship with the mulatto Lunero, who runs away with him to (*) Veracruz. Father Paez convinces Catalina that she relinquished her soul by marrying that title character, who has affairs with Lilia and Laura. This novel's titular event occurs after its protagonist's business trip to Hermosillo. For 10 points, name this novel about an expiring Mexican tycoon, written by Carlos Fuentes.
The last section of this novel discusses how its protagonist's friend fled after accidentally shooting his drunken uncle.
The {Death} of {Artemio Cruz} [or La {Muerte} de {Artemio Cruz}]