Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza

Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (born march 24, 1931) is a Colombian journalist, writer, and diplomat.

Mendoza was named in honour to the Roman authors Pliny the Younger and Apuleius.

[2] Mendoza had a close friendship with Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.

Mendoza published a biographical novel regarding the life and anecdotes of García Márquez and their circle of friends, poets, and writers during those years in Europe.

Mendoza served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in France, writing newspaper articles for several international publications at the same time.