Mario Vargas Llosa

The Nobel-winning novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has died. He had an interesting life. 

I vaguely know the name but do not know much at all about this Peruvian celebrity. For instance, he was big on free markets, sending flowers when Margaret Thatcher retired. He also ran for president:

He led polls for much of the race, but was roundly defeated by Alberto Fujimori, then a little-known agronomist of Japanese descent who later adopted many of Mr. Vargas Llosa’s policies.

Llosa sounds like he had an interesting life. My small knowledge of him is from watching Tune in Tomorrow, an American version of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. The novel was inspired by his own marriage mixed with some fantasy. His "Julia" (they were married nine years) was not overly pleased with his take. 

Tune in Tomorrow (1990) starred Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, and Peter Falk (as the screenwriter). It had various other notables in the supporting cast. I saw it a long time ago but recall finding it amusing.