Concern over Mario Vargas Llosa’s situation, who is ill at 88: “He could have been better cared for”

The Peruvian Nobel Prize winner’s health is suffering. A few months ago he was diagnosed with an illness that, although it has not been revealed, has left visible after-effects on the former Isabel PreyslerHis mobility problems were evident a few days ago in Madrid, where he went for a walk accompanied by his son. Gonzalo. Visibly thinner and more tired, he also showed some disorientation or confusion. “This person is wrong, I’m not going to say what’s wrong with him because the character has to say this. The only thing I can say is that he’s not right. The other time when he spoke it was evident.”they say.

From the program Public mirrorPilar Vidal has raised the alarm, as she claims that the state of Mario Vargas Llosa It is more delicate than has been reported and his closest circle may not be acting accordingly: “I think that a person like Mario, with the money he has earned and what he has been, could be better looked after”she said. The journalist complains that she is allowed to go for walks at the middle of the day during a heat wave or that she undertakes transoceanic trips that force her to spend hours and hours on a plane: “He could be somewhere else. A week ago they took him to Greece and they wanted to make it look great by taking photos of him, but that’s not the case.”

They also criticise the fact that Vargas Llosa’s companions cover him with an umbrella in the streets to avoid being seen by neighbours or paparazzi: “It’s ridiculous and unnecessary.”

Rumours about the delicate health of the author of The City and the Dogs have been around for a long time. It was at the beginning of the year when some media even reported that he had been hospitalised. His children denied this, but he did admit to journalist friends (such as Aurelio Manzano) that he had a “very complicated” health problem.