| "> | | | | out effort and humble personality. Made her debut in |
| PERUVIAN ANCESTRY: | | | | the 1984 South American Youth Cup in Chile. She, best |
| Benjamin Bratt (actor): His movies include: Shadown | | | | known as "Gaby", has been described as one of the |
| Hunter (1992), Demolition Man (1993), Kill or Be Killed | | | | best athletes by Peruvian journalists. The 1993 South |
| (1993), Woman Undone (1995) and Exiled (1998). | | | | American Championship was her last international |
| Yma Sumac (actress and singer): Sumac was born in | | | | tournament. Currently, she is a congresswoman since |
| Peru. She has American citizen. | | | | 2006. She has projects about Olympic sports. |
| Helena Christensen (Model): Like Fernanda Tavares, | | | | Edwin Vazquez Cam (shooting): Edwin made history |
| Elsa Benitez and Juncal Rivero, she was a spectacular | | | | when won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in |
| super-model in Europe in the United States in the | | | | 1948.He was one of the best shooters in the Third |
| 1990s. In 1986 Helena had been elected Miss Denmark. | | | | World. Latin America has produced many shooters, |
| Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo (tennis player): Was born in | | | | but none as Edwin Vazquez Cam. Like Marlene Ottey, |
| Arequipa (Peru). Like Mary Jo-Fernandez, Richard | | | | Marlene Arehns, James Gilkes and Lloyd Labeach, he |
| "Pancho" Gonzalez, Alex became American citizen. He | | | | has become a symbol in the Latin American sport. |
| came to the United States from Lima as a schoolboy. | | | | . |
| He is the only Latin American who has won one | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| Wimbledon Tournament (1959).Alejandro played many | | | | Shining Path, a group terrorist in Peru, has been called |
| times for the United States and he won at the 1958 | | | | "The Khmer Rouge of Latin America. Abimael |
| Davis Cup | | | | Guzman Reynoso, terrorist leader, has been |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT .... | | | | compared to Pol Pot. The indigenous were victims of |
| Peru is the first country which has had a President of | | | | a delivete policy of genocide by Shining Path. More |
| Japanese ancestry. From 1990 to 2000, Alberto Kenya | | | | than 50,000 Peruvians have been killed by Shining Path. |
| Fujimori, best known as "Chinese", was President of | | | | FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN PERU: |
| Peru. In 1992, Fujimori made history when he became | | | | Mario Vargas Llosa (writer)...Hernando de Soto |
| dictator. During his dictatorship, he rewrote the | | | | (economist)...Cesar Vallejo (writer)...Daniel Alomia |
| Constitution. | | | | Robles (composer)...Fernando Belaunde Ferry (ex |
| Opposition and human rights groups accused Fujimori | | | | President)...Fernando de Szyslo (painter)...Chabuca |
| of violating human rights. Ironically, his government was | | | | Granda (singer)... Susana Baca (singer)...Luis Flores |
| an advocate for the women's rights, anti-terrorism and | | | | (designer)...Victor Delfín (sculpter)...Jose Carlos |
| tourism. In 1996, Miriam Schenone became minister of | | | | Mariategui (writer), Javier Perez de Cuellar (diplomatic), |
| the Woman and Human Development. | | | | Alfredo Bryce Echenique (writer)... |
| Under his authoritarian rule, Fujimori received aid from | | | | REFERENCES |
| the People's of China and Japan. Protest marches | | | | -Bach, Caled. "Mario Vargas Llosa mundo sin limites", |
| against the dictatorship took place in 2000.That year, | | | | Americas, Washington DC, abril 2004 |
| Fujimori fled to Japan, where he received asylum. | | | | -Bowen, Sally. El expediente Fujimori, Perú |
| His style has been compared to Ferdinand Marcos, | | | | Monitor, Lima, 2000 |
| former dictator of Philippines.... | | | | -Compendio Histórico del Perú. Historia |
| FAMOUS ATHLETES: | | | | Política y Económica (1820-1998), |
| Juan Carlos "Johnny" Bello (swimming): The most | | | | Editorial Milla Batres, Madrid, 1998 |
| famous swimmer in the Peruvian history. Johnny | | | | -Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico del |
| decided to learn to swim at the age of seven. From | | | | Perú Siglos XV-XX, Milla Batres, Lima 1986 |
| 1965 to 1973, he won several international medals. | | | | -Elton, Catherine. "El retorno de Ayacucho", Americas, |
| Teofilo Cubillas (football): Cubillas, best known for his | | | | Washington DC, diciembre de 1999 |
| nickname "Nene", has played in three World Cups | | | | -Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, Peisa, Lima, |
| (Mexico-70, Argentina-78 and Spain-82). Certainly, Peru | | | | 2001 |
| was one of the best teams in the 1970s.He is now | | | | -Guevara Onofre, Alejandro. Historia de la Mujer de los |
| recognized as a symbol of South American football. | | | | Estados Unidos, Cecosami |
| Cecilia Tait (volleyball): Peru's most talented player | | | | -Lama, Abraham. "Perú: difícil sendero", |
| appeared as a sub aged 18 at the Pan American | | | | Nueva Sociedad, Caracas, septiembre-octubre 1988 |
| Games in San Juan (Puerto Rico).Like Lang Ping (the | | | | -Lizarburu,Raúl. "El documental del terror", La |
| People's Republic of China) and Flora "Flo" Hyman | | | | República, Lima, 4 de julio 2005 |
| (United States),she is one of the best players in the | | | | -Orbegoso, Manuel Jesus. "Pérez de |
| volleyball history. She has played more than 300 | | | | Cuéllar a Ghali: entrego la posta", El Dominical |
| games for Peru in the 1970s and 1980s.Tait has | | | | del Diario El Comercio, Lima, 5 de enero de 1992 |
| become an icon for the Peruvian sport. She was a | | | | -Perry, Ellen. Documental: La caída de Fujimori/ |
| congresswoman. | | | | Estados Unidos/ 2005 |
| Gabriela Perez del Solar (volleyball): She was one of | | | | -Yates, Pamela. |
| the World's most popular players because of her all | | | | |