Simplify the following text for a Grade 3 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gabriel GarcÃ a MÃ rquez was born on March 6 , 1927 in the town of Aracataca , Colombia , to Gabriel Eligio GarcÃ a and Luisa Santiaga MÃ rquez . Soon after GarcÃ a MÃ rquez was born , his father became a pharmacist .
Simplified: A number of films have been made of GarcÃ a MÃ rquez 's work .