Álvaro Vargas Llosa

Álvaro Vargas Llosa (born 18 March 1966) is a Peruvian-Spanish writer and political commentator on international affairs with emphasis on Latin America. He is also the writer and presenter of a documentary series for National Geographic Channel on contemporary Latin American history that is being shown around the world.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Llosa.

Vargas Llosa is the eldest son of writer and Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa (and his father's heir apparent to the Marquisate of Vargas Llosa) and his second wife (and first cousin) Patricia Llosa. He is the brother of UNHCR representative Gonzalo Vargas Llosa and photographer Morgana Vargas Llosa. He is married with Susana Abad and has a son, Leandro, and a daughter, Aitana and lives in Washington, D.C. He holds both Peruvian and Spanish nationalities.

Álvaro Vargas Llosa is a senior fellow at the Independent Institute, who has been a nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, and is the author of the book Liberty for Latin America, which obtained the 2005 Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for its contribution to the cause of freedom. He was recently appointed Young Global Leader 2007 by the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Books

In English
  • Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America (2013) ISBN 1-59813-133-8
  • The Che Guevara Myth and the Future of Liberty (2005) ISBN 1-59813-005-6
  • Liberty for Latin America: How to Undo 500 years of State Oppression (2005) ISBN 0-374-18574-3
  • Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot, with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza and Carlos Alberto Montaner (1999) ISBN 1-56833-134-7
  • Riding the Tiger: Ramiro de León Carpio's Battle for Human Rights in Guatemala with Santiago Aroca. (1995) ISBN 0-9648426-0-2
  • The Madness of Things Peruvian: Democracy Under Siege (1994) ISBN 1-56000-114-3

In Spanish
  • Y tú, ¿dónde pones tu dinero? (2012) ISBN 978-98-717-8655-8
  • El Regreso del Idiota, with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza and Carlos Alberto Montaner (2007) ISBN 0-307-39151-5
  • La fauna política latinoamericana : neopopulistas reyes pasmados e insoportables (2004) ISBN 956-8207-07-4
  • La Mestiza de Pizarro: una mestiza entre dos mundos (2003) ISBN 84-03-09342-X
  • En el Reino del Espanto (2000) ISBN 970-05-1197-9
  • Tiempos de Resistencia (2000) ISBN 9972-40-147-2
  • Cuando Hablaba Dormido (1999) ISBN 970-05-1125-1
  • El Exilio Indomable: historia de la disidencia cubana en el destierro (1998) ISBN 84-239-7763-3
  • La Contenta Barbarie (1993) ISBN 84-08-01021-2
  • El Diablo en Campaña (1991) ISBN 84-03-59113-6

Ancestry
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