An account of the childhood and youth of the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, and how the hard experiences he lived during these formative years led him to write and publish his first major work when he was only 26 years old.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mario Vargas LlosaSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| AAlfredo BarnecheaSelf - Journalist | Self - Journalist |
| JJorge EdwardsSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| RRosa RegàsSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| AAlonso CuetoSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| HHéctor BéjarSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| CCarlos AguirreSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| FFico CaminoSelf - Philosopher | Self - Philosopher |
| HHarry Belevan-McBrideSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| CCarlos BarralSelf - Publisher (archivo footage) | Self - Publisher (archivo footage) |
 Jean-Paul SartreSelf - Writer (archivo footage) | Self - Writer (archivo footage) |
 Julio CortázarSelf - Writer (archivo footage) | Self - Writer (archivo footage) |
 Manuel FragaSelf - Politician (archivo footage) | Self - Politician (archivo footage) |