- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa
- Height1.68 m
- Mario Vargas Llosa was born on March 28, 1936 in Arequipa, Peru. He was a writer and director, known for Pantaleón y las visitadoras (1976), Pantaleón y las visitadoras (1999) and Tante Julia et le scribouillard (1990). He was married to Patricia Llosa and Julia Urquidi. He died on April 13, 2025 in Lima, Peru.
- SpousesPatricia Llosa(1965 - April 13, 2025) (his death)Julia Urquidi(1955 - 1964) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesLuis Llosa(Cousin)
- Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976
- Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1984
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1994.
- Winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Became a member of the Académie française on 8 February 2023.
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