Julia Urquidi Illanes (30 May 1926 – 10 March 2010) was a Bolivian writer and the basis for the fictional character Aunt Julia in the novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter written by her ex-husband Mario Vargas Llosa.
Life
editUrquidi was born in Cochabamba. She was famous as the first wife of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa (1955-1964) and as the basis for the Aunt Julia character in one of his most famous novels, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.[1][2] Her career included work as the Chief of Protocol in the office of the mayor of La Paz and as a personal secretary for first ladies of Bolivia.[2]
In 1983, she published her memoir titled Lo que Varguitas no dijo (English: What Varguitas Didn't Say),[3][4] in response to the production of a soap opera based on Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.[2][5]
She died in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, aged 84.[2]
References
edit- ^ Castro-Klarén, Sara (1990), Understanding Mario Vargas Llosa, Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, p. 9, ISBN 978-0-87249-668-2
- ^ a b c d Soldán, Edmundo Paz (12 March 2010). "Julia Urquidi, la inolvidable tía Julia de Vargas Llosa". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ La Tía Julia sin el Escribidor, El País, 03.06.1990
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (15 June 2012). "Mario Vargas Llosa: a life in writing". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Christian, Shirley (May 6, 1988). "La Paz Journal; A Latin Romance: His, Hers and TV's Versions". New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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