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Currently, Mario Vargas Llosa is 88 years, 0 months and 26 days old. Mario Vargas Llosa will celebrate 89rd birthday on a Friday 28th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Mario Vargas Llosa upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Mario Vargas Llosa |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 88 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Born | March 28, 1936 (Arequipa, Peru) |
Birthday | March 28 |
Town/City | Arequipa, Peru |
Nationality | Peru |
Mario Vargas Llosa’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Mario Vargas Llosa was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
A Peruvian author, Teacher, and Politician, he is best known for literary works such as The Time of the Hero, The Green House, and Conversation in the Cathedral. He won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature.
He studied literature and law at Peru's National University of San Marcos. His first short story, The Leaders, was published in 1957.
In 2011, he was a recipient of the prestigious Order of the Aztec Eagle. In 1994, he also won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize.
He married his second wife, Patricia Llosa, in 1965. He had three children: Alvaro, Gonzalo and Morgana.
He won the Nobel Prize in Literature a year before Tomas Transtromer received the same honor.