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Mario y los perros
Mario y los perros

MARIO Y LOS PERROS

Directed by Chema de la Peña
Spain, 2019
Documentary

Synopsis

In 1946, 10-year-old Mario Vargas Llosa arrives in Lima. 16 years later, in Paris, he finished his first novel “The City and the Dogs” at only 26. The launch made half the world meet Vargas Llosa, an unknown Peruvian boy. What led a child from the provinces of Peru to travel to Paris to write it?

Synopsis

In 1946, 10-year-old Mario Vargas Llosa arrives in Lima. 16 years later, in Paris, he finished his first novel “The City and the Dogs” at only 26. The launch made half the world meet Vargas Llosa, an unknown Peruvian boy. What led a child from the provinces of Peru to travel to Paris to write it?