Jaime Bayly
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Born | Jaime Bayly Letts February 19, 1965 Lima, Peru |
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Nationality | Peruvian |
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Period | 1983–present |
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Jaime Bayly Letts [ˈxajme ˈβejli lets] (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist, and television personality.[1]
He has won an
Early life and education
Bayly was born to an upper class Peruvian family. He was the first son and the third of eleven children of Jaime Bayly Llona and his wife, Doris Letts Colmenares.[2] He is the nephew of Walter Bayly Llona, CEO of Credicorp.
He studied at
In 1982, he was accepted to the
Career
His first television appearance was in 1983 during Peru's municipal elections, interviewing candidates and politicians. Later on, he began a career as a late show host interviewing celebrities.
Bayly's first late-night show, 1990 en America, got the attention of TV audiences and critics. The following year he hosted a copy of David Letterman's Late Show called ¿Qué hay de nuevo?.[3]
During the 1990s Bayly hosted late-night shows in the United States at CBS Telenoticias Network Latin America and Telemundo for six years.
After President of Peru Alberto Fujimori sought asylum in Japan in 2001 following a ten-year term in order to avoid prosecution on charges of corruption, independent news media found itself in a better position. Bayly was able to host political program El Francotirador ("The Sniper"), interviewing candidates to the 2001 presidential election. In that program, he apparently offended several personalities with his political opinions, and finally had to quit. Inspired by the experience, Bayly wrote a book, taking the title from the show. Later he resumed the program.
In 2006, he supported right-wing
On his U.S. program which airs on the Miami-based MegaTV channel, Bayly is well known for his views which have included sharp criticism of the Venezuelan government of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro.
Run for the presidency
Bayly returned to Peru in July 2013 for an interview hosted by Jaime de Althaus in his program of Channel N (8). In the interview, he made a statement that he will run for the presidency under the banner of the party Popular Action. In 2011, he intended to run under various parties like the Christian People's Party. [citation needed]
Awards
- Suncoast Regional EMMY® - On Camera Talent – Commentator/Editorialist - 2008 - (Bayly) - Winner
- GLAAD Media Visibilidad - 2007
- Planeta de Novela - 2005 - (Y De Repente Un Angel) - Runner-up
- Herralde de Novela - 1997 - (La Noche Es Virgen) - Winner
Bibliography
His novel No se lo Digas a Nadie (Don't Tell Anyone) inspired a screenplay for a film of the
Novels
- No se lo Digas a Nadie, 1994 (Don't Tell Anyone); film by Francisco Lombardiin 1998.
- Fue Ayer y No Me Acuerdo 1995 (It Was Yesterday, I Don't Remember It)
- Los últimos días de 'La Prensa', 1996 (The Last Days of La Prensa)
- La Noche es Virgen, 1997 (The Night Is Virgin); Winner of the Herralde de Novela Award
- Yo Amo a Mi Mami, 1999 (I Love My Mommy)
- Los Amigos que Perdí, 2000 (The Friends I Lost)
- Aquí no hay Poesía, 2001 (There Is No Poetry Here)
- La mujer de mi hermano 2002 (My Brother's Wife); film by Ricardo de Montreuilin 2005.
- El Huracán Lleva tu Nombre, 2004 (The Hurricane Has Your Name)
- Y de Repente, Un Ángel, 2005 (Suddenly, An Angel), finalist of Premio Planeta
- El Canalla Sentimental, 2008 (The Sentimental Jerk)
- El Cojo y el Loco, 2009 (The Crippled and the Crazy)
- Morirás Mañana: El Escritor Sale a Matar, 2010 (You Will Die Tomorrow: Writer Sets Out to Kill)
- Morirás mañana 2: El misterio de Alma Rossi, 2011 (You Will Die Tomorrow: The Mystery of Alma Rossi, Volume 2)
- Morirás mañana 3: Escupirán sobre mi tumba, 2012 (You Will Die Tomorrow: They'll Spit on my Grave, Volume 3)
- La lluvia del tiempo, 2014 (The Rain of Time)
- El niño terrible y la escritora maldita, 2016
- Pecho frío, 2018
- Los Genios, 2023
Short-stories
- Yo soy una señora, 2019[6]
Poetry
- 2001 - Aquí no hay poesía, poemario, Anagrama
Chronicles
- 2002 - El francotirador, crónica periodística; Empresa Periodística Nacional, diario Ojo, Lima
References
- ^ Rohter, Larry (August 18, 1996). "Miami, the Hollywood of Latin America". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Jaime Bayly 'El niño terrible de la televisión' indaga sobre lo que sucede a su alrededor. "Tantas casas vacías"". www.elmundo.es. January 23, 2011. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Jaime Bayly bio". IMDb.
- ^ "Sus inicios políticos en la TV a los 18 años y desarrollo en política hasta enero de 2010". El Quinto Suyo. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010.
- ^ Guzmán Mora, Jesús; Sevilla-Valejo, Santiago (2019). "Carmen Kurtz en el cine infantil de la década de 1970: intervenciones y adaptaciones". En Cristóbal Torres Fernández, Jaime Puig Guisado, Rocío Cruz Ortiz y Sabina Reyes de las Casas (Coords.) Palabras entre la igualdad y la diversidad: Replanteamientos sobre sexualidad y género en el ámbito de la Filología y la Didáctica (Pp. 145-154). Dykinson.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link). - ^ "FIL Lima 2019: Jaime Bayly debuta en el género del cuento con el libro "Yo soy una señora"". librosami.pe/. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
External links
Media related to Jaime Bayly at Wikimedia Commons