Captain Pantoja and the Special Service
- Captain Pantoja and the Special Service
"Captain Pantoja and the Special Service" (1973) (orig. Spanish "Pantaleón y las visitadoras") is a relatively short comedic novel by the acclaimed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. It deals with the eponymous Captain Pantoja's astonishingly efficient drive to bring a service of prostitutes to accommodate the desires of the men of the Peruvian armed forces who are stationed in what is portrayed as a strangely aphrodisiac Amazon jungle.
Film adaptations
The novel was adapted into two films. The first was made in 1975 and was co-directed by Mario Vargas Llosa himself. The second film was made in 2000 and was directed by Francisco J. Lombardi.
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