Jaime Bayly

Jaime Bayly
Bayly in 2019
Born (1965-02-19) February 19, 1965
Lima, Peru
Pen name
  • The (TV) Naughty Boy
  • El Niño Terrible (de la Televisión)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • journalist
CitizenshipPeru (birthplace), United States
Period1983–present
Notable awards
Spouse

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