Who is virgilio morales? what is the author telling the reader when she writes, "no matter what mamá said later, she was at first very taken with virgilio morales" ?

Virgilio Morales was a communist.

The writer means that mama now do not like Virgilio because he is a communist.

Explanation:

"In the Time of Butterflies" is a historical fiction written by Julia Alvarez.

In the novel, character Virgilio Morales was a thin and tall man who wears the wire-rimmed glasses. He is also known by another name as Lio in the novel.

Lio was a communist and also participated and was the leader of the revolution. He was bold in speaking out publicly against the government.

When Mama got to know that Lio was a communist she started disliking him.  

it u understand what he thought at the time and let u know more about him then what third person would of known probably. hope this : )

ah, shun the horrid gulf! by scylla fly.