Gabriel JosÃ de la Concordia GarcÃ a MÃ rquez , also known as Gabo ( born March 6 , 1927 in Aracataca , Colombia ) is a Colombian novelist , short-story writer , and journalist . Gabriel JosÃ de la Concordia GarcÃ a MÃ rquez ( ; born March 6 , 1927 ) is a Colombian novelist , short-story writer , screenwriter and journalist , known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America .