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Mario Vargas Llosa
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Born
March 28
,
1936
·
Arequipa, Peru
Height
5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
Mini Bio
Mario Vargas Llosa was born on March 28, 1936 in Arequipa, Peru. He is a writer and director, known for
Pantaleon (1976)
,
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999)
and
Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
. He has been married to Patricia Llosa since 1965. He was previously married to Julia Urquidi.
Family
Spouses
Patricia Llosa
(1965 - present)
Julia Urquidi
(1955 - 1964) (divorced)
Relatives
Luis Llosa
(Cousin)
Trivia
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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Words are acts... Through writing, one can change history.
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