Jaime Bayly

Jaime Bayly Letts [ˈxajme ˈβejli lets] (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist, and television personality.

Jaime Bayly
Bayly in 2011
BornJaime Bayly Letts
(1965-02-19) February 19, 1965
Lima, Peru
Pen name
  • The (TV) Naughty Boy
  • El Niño Terrible (de la Televisión)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • journalist
NationalityPeruvian
Citizenship
  • Peruvian
  • American
Period1983–present
Notable awards
  • Emmy Awards (1997, 2008, 2009)
  • Premio Planeta de Novela (runner-up)
  • Herralde Award (1997)
Spouse
  • Silvia Núñez del Arco (2011–present)
  • Sandra Masías (1993–1997)

He has won an Emmy Award and two of his books have been adapted into international movies. He also won the Premio Herralde in 1997 for his novel La Noche es Virgen, a major literary award in the world of Spanish literature that has been granted to writers such as Roberto Bolaño, Mariana Enriquez, and Enrique Vila-Matas.

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