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Henry Ian Cusick is a Peruvian actor and director. He is best known for his role as Desmond Hume in the U.S. television series Lost (2004), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also starred as Stephen Finch in the ABC drama Scandal (2012), as Marcus Kane in the CW drama The 100 (2014), as Dr. Jonas Lear in the Fox drama The Passage (2019), and as Russ Taylor in the CBS drama MacGyver (2016). Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru, to a Peruvian mother, Esperanza Rodriguez Chávez, and a Scottish father, Henry Joseph Cusick. When he was two, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago, where they lived for 10 years. There, Cusick attended Presentation College, San Fernando. He is fluent in both English and Spanish. Cusick's first leading roles on stage were at Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. They included Dorian Gray in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' with Rupert Everett, Hamlet in 'The Marovitz Hamlet,' and Horner in 'The Country Wife.' His 1994 performances as Torquato Tasso in the Edinburgh International Festival production of 'Torquato Tasso' and as Creon in the Citizens Theatre production of 'Oedipus' earned him a special commendation at the 1995 Ian Charleson Awards for outstanding performance by a young actor in a classical theatre role. After appearing in recurring roles in television series such as Casualty (1986) and The Book Group (2002), he starred as Jesus Christ in the 2003 film The Gospel of John (2003). His largest role to date came in 2005, when he was cast as Desmond Hume in the ABC series Lost (2004). Cusick won the role when, while staying at the home of his friend Brian Cox, he met Cox's next-door neighbor, Carlton Cuse, the executive producer of Lost (2004). Cusick stated he believes "a seed (was) planted, because they had been looking for either a Scottish or Irish character." Cusick also directed a short film dress (2013), which won the Best Short Film award at the 2013 Hawaii International Film Festival.- Actress
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Nathalie Kelley is an actress of Indigenous Quechua descent, most recently starring in the hit series Dynasty and The Baker and the Beauty, which is now on Netflix. With a background in social science and policy, Nathalie strives to use her gifts as a storyteller to tell stories that educate and inspire. She is a graduate of Kiss The Ground's Soil Advocacy program, and on the board of the Fungí Foundation. She is passionate about using her IG platform of 1.6 million followers to highlight the threats against Indigenous communities around the world while elevating Indigenous wisdom and technologies as means of coming back into harmony with our ecosystem. Her life mission is to give a voice to the voiceless: namely the soil, the water, the fungí, the forest and to dedicate her life to preserving bio and Myco-diversity on the planet.- Actress
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Stephanie Cristina Cayo Sanguinetti (born 8 April) is a Peruvian actress, singer and songwriter.
Actress Stephanie Cayo born in Lima, Perú on April 08, 1988 captured audiences' hearts at age 9 with her role in Travesuras del Corazón. She later appeared in several TV series, particularly gaining international exposure playing the lead female character in the internationally-broadcast Besos Robados. Still very young she moved to NYC by herself to study acting and dancing in schools such as The Actors Studio, The New York film Academy and The Broadway Dance Center. She calls this time in her life as "one of the most important stages in my life, discovering myself and art"
At the age of 18 she moved to Colombia following a successful career as an actress with Tv series such as El Secretario and The Hypochondriac which launched her career gaining many recognitions for her work and important awards such as the India Catalina for Best Female Actress in a Tv show for her work in El Secretario, In 2012.
She pursued dancing as well as musical theater from early years. In 2012, while finishing shooting El Secretario, she landed the lead role of Roxie Hart in the famous musical Chicago in Colombia with more than 1,500 spectators a night per three months straight.
Music Career
She started singing and writing songs at early years in her family school Dance Studio, an Art School that focuses in Dance, music, and acting for young talents.
In 2011, she released her first music album Llegaré, with Colombian producer Jose Gaviria.
Lead Roles: 'El Secretario' and 'The Hypochondriac'
In 2011, Cayo landed the lead role in the Colombian sitcom "El Secretario", portraying a strong and smart CEO of a toilet paper corporation, The boss of The Secretary.
Cayo captured audiences hearts and launched her career in Colombia and other countries in South America. The following year she received the India Catalina award for best female actress in a TV series. Then in 2012, she starred as Macarena, a young, crazy and sensitive hypochondriac. A patient who got mistakenly diagnosed her with a terminal illness and says she has six months to live. Laced with humor, the series follows the life of our protagonist through the mistaken diagnosis and the subsequent revelation that she is fine. Ultimately, she resolves to fake her own death... and then has to deal with life."
The Adaptation of the show will be executive produced by Emmy-winning Modern Family star Julie Bowen for Fox in the USA.
Recent Projects
In 2015 she landed the role Mary Luz, in the first Netflix Spanish series, a naive, but surprisingly savvy young woman, who gets pregnant from the now dead owner of the Mexican soccer team, staying completely unprotected from Isabel and Chava, the actual owners of the soccer team and most important of the family heritage.
Club de Cuervos, a Mexican dramedy - Netflix's first Spanish-language original series- chronicles the inner workings of a wealthy family that owns a beloved but struggling soccer team.
She released her first single in English called "Let Me Go", a collaboration with Sebastian Llosa and produced by Renzo Bravvo and Raúl Chirinos. Recorded at Interscope Studios In Los Angeles, California. The song is available worldwide in different platforms such as Itunes, Spotify, Youtube from April 15th 2016.
La Hermandad:
This psychological thriller on FOX Life Latam has people talking about her role as a Milena, a very hurt girl lost in Mexico city working as a stripper in this 13 episodes series.
First movie
Yucatán, her first movie, was under the direction of the very talented Spanish director Daniel Monzón (Celda 211, El Niño) and next to the well known talented actors Luis Tosar (Celda 211, El Niño) and Rodrigo de la Serna (Motorcycle's diaries) She plays the lead female role Verónica, in this big Spanish production.- Actress
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Jenny Gago is one of Hollywood's most versatile and respected Latina actresses. Her powerful portrayal of the matriarch Maria Sanchez in Gregory Nava's hit film, My Family/Mi familia (1995), was a critically acclaimed contribution to what she describes as "an honorable and poignant script."
Gago has starred in many feature films, including Coach Carter (2005) with Samuel L. Jackson, The Tie That Binds (1995), Blood In, Blood Out (1993), Under Fire (1983) and Nurse Betty (2000) with Renée Zellweger. She was honored with the Golden Eagle Award for her performance as Garduna in the film Old Gringo (1989) in which she starred with Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda. Her television films include Grand Avenue (1996), Nowhere to Hide (1994) and Sweet 15 (1990). Series regular roles include DEA (1990), Dangerous Minds (1996), Alien Nation (1989), and Freddie (2005). Gago was also a member of the esteemed cast of the recent Golden Globe-nominated mini-series, American Family (2002), on PBS. Some of her more recent guest starring roles include Crossing Jordan (2001), 24 (2001), The West Wing (1999), The Agency (2001), Alias (2001), Jack & Bobby (2004), Without a Trace (2002), and Lost (2004).
Gago earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from UCLA. She was then personally awarded a scholarship by Lee Strasberg to attend his Institute.
Honored by such prestigious organizations as the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, the Image Awards, the National Council of La Raza, the TELACU Education Foundation, The Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, the BRAVO Awards and the Alma Awards, Gago has also received awards from the County of Los Angeles and El Centro. The U.S. House of Representatives recently acknowledged her for "her talents and portrayal of Latino characters in the film and television industry, as well as her dedication and drive to pursue nontraditional roles to pave the way for other Latinos."
Gago's passion is her 13-year-old son, Sean. She loves family, friends, music and dancing (especially salsa), and believes in the spiritual evolution of man towards one human family on earth. She volunteers regularly in schools to support the importance of education.- Pilar Wayne was born on 3 September 1928 in Peru. She is an actress, known for Sabotear en la selva (1953), Hollywood Greats (1977) and Live! On City Line (1987). She was previously married to Jesse L. Upchurch, Stephan Steward, John Wayne and Richard Weldy.
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Born in Perú, Christian Meier, originally graduated as a graphic designer, first started playing keyboards in a peruvian rock band in the late eighties. Then after six years making music he made the transition into acting to become one of the most successful actors in Latinamerica. In 2007 he landed the lead role of Diego de la Vega (El Zorro) for the Sony International Television/Telemundo production of "El Zorro, la espada y la rosa". Some of his works includes tv. series all over latin america and multi-awarded films like Salvador del Solar's "Magallanes" and Francisco Lombardi's "No se lo digas a nadie". He recently portrayed General Oscar Naranjo in the hit series for FOX "El General Naranjo. After almost twenty five years working as an actor, he wrote, produced and directed the multi awarded shor film "Terminal".- Roxana Brusso is an actress known for her unique raspy voice. Roxy, was born in Lima, Peru to a mother of Italian/Peruvian descent and a father of Spanish/Peruvian descent. At the age of 4, she moved to Los Angeles and grew up in North Hollywood, CA. It wasn't until her college years that she got bitten by the acting bug. Once getting into classes and studying the art, she fell in love with it and never looked back. Roxy has made numerous guest appearances in prime time over the years. From the original "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place" to "NYPD Blue", "NCIS", "Criminal Minds", "Bones", "Desperate Housewives", & The Mentalist. In 2007, she recurred as Maria on the short lived ABC series Dirty Sexy Money. Following the series' cancellation after two seasons, Roxy landed another recurring role on the critically acclaimed TNT cop drama "Southland" where she has played Regina King's boss, Detective Alicia Fernandez. Roxy also landed another recurring role as the evil Sheri Strepling on the FOX's "Touch" starring Kiefer Sutherland. "Touch" made television history by being the first original show to have a worldwide premiere in over 100 countries. Roxy is now playing FBI agent Serena Sanguillen on ABC's "Betrayal".
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Jason Day-Del Solar can next be seen starring in the Movistar+/ Telemundo/ Peacock limited series El Inmortal. He has starred in the Telemundo/ Netflix limited series Jugar con Fuego (Playing With Fire), as well as starring in RCN/ Vista Spanish Language series Revenge, based on the hit ABC American series, and in FOX Latin America's 2091.
He is known to American audiences for his starring role opposite Elsa Pataky in the independent film Mancora, directed by Ricardo de Montreuil. The film was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Day also starred opposite Lee Pace, Justin Kirk, Jennifer Tilly and Thomas Sadoski in the independent film 30 Beats. His first starring role was in the Peruvian independent film Manana Te Cuento, when he was only 17. The film was a huge box office hit and rapidly catapulted him into being one of the most promising Peruvian actors of his generation.
He also starred on TV in Latin America in the hit series Esta Sociedad (Seasons 1 & 2), La Tayson Corazon Rebelde, El Capo 2 for Fox and RCN and in Decisions: Some Win and Others Lose for Telemundo.
As a humanitarian activist, he has participated in great efforts to help improve the quality of life of people in his home country, Peru, through various initiatives with global NGOs such as Save the Children, UNICEF, V-Day, Operation Smile, Amnesty International and others. He was also a weekly columnist for a national newspaper for three years and has had an active voice in the complex social and political reality of his country.- Actress
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Flor de Maria Chahua was born in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. Flor de Maria is an actor and director, known for Drag Me to Hell (2009), Kings (2017) and Get the Life (2016).- Actor
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Ralph Richeson was born on 6 July 1952 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Hancock (2008), Deadwood (2004) and Legend Has It (2009). He died on 27 October 2015 in Palmdale, California, USA.- Producer
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Luis Llosa was born in 1951 in Lima, Peru. He is a producer and director, known for Anaconda (1997), The Specialist (1994) and Crime Zone (1988). He is married to Roxana Valdivieso. They have two children. He was previously married to Patricia Pinilla Cisneros.- Music Department
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Cole Porter was born June 9, 1891, at Peru, Indiana, the son of pharmacist Samuel Fenwick Porter and Kate Cole. Cole was raised on a 750-acre fruit ranch. Kate Cole married Samuel Porter in 1884 and had two children, Louis and Rachel, who both died in infancy. Porter's grandfather, J.G. Cole, was a multi-millionaire who made his fortune in the coal and western timber business. His mother introduced him to the violin and the piano. Cole started riding horses at age six and began to studying piano at eight at Indiana's Marion Conservatory. By age ten, he had begun to compose songs, and his first song was entitled "Song of the Birds".
He attended Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1905, an elite private school from which he graduated in 1909 as class valedictorian. That summer he toured Europe as a graduation present from his grandfather. That fall, he entered Yale University and lived in a single room at Garland's Lodging House at 242 York Street in New Haven, CT, and became a member of the Freshman Glee Club. In 1910, he published his first song, "Bridget McGuire". While at Yale, he wrote football fight songs including the "Yale Bulldog Song" and "Bingo Eli Yale," which was introduced at a Yale dining hall dinner concert. Classmates include poet Archibald Macleish, Bill Crocker of San Francisco banking family and actor Monty Woolley. Dean Acheson, later to be U.S. Secretary of State, lived in the same dorm with Porter and was a good friend of Porter. In his senior year he was president of the University Glee club and a football cheerleader.
Porter graduated from Yale in 1913 with a BA degree. He attended Harvard Law school from 1913 to 1914 and the Harvard School of Music from 1915 to 1916. In 1917 he went to France and distributed foodstuffs to war-ravaged villages. In April 1918 he joined the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment and worked with the Bureau of the Military Attache of the US. During this time he met the woman who would become his wife, Linda Lee Thomas, a wealthy Kentucky divorcée, at a breakfast reception at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. He did not, as is often rumored, join the French Foreign Legion at this time, nor receive a commission in the French army and see combat as an officer.
In 1919 he rented an apartment in Paris, enrolled in a school specializing in music composition and studied with Vincent D'indy. On December 18, 1919, married Linda Lee Thomas, honeymooning in the south of France. This was a "professional" marriage, as Cole was, in fact, gay. Linda had been previously married to a newspaper publisher and was described as a beautiful woman who was one of the most celebrated hostesses in Europe. The Porters made their home on the Rue Monsieur in Paris, where their parties were renowned as long and brilliant. They hired the Monte Carlo Ballet for one of their affairs; once, on a whim, they transported all of their guests to the French Riviera.
In 1923 they moved to Venice, Italy, where they lived in the Rezzonico Palace, the former home of poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning. They built an extravagant floating night club that would accommodate up to 100 guests. They conducted elaborate games including treasure hunts through the canals and arranged spectacular balls.
Porter's first play on Broadway featured a former ballet dancer, actor Clifton Webb. He collaborated with E. Ray Goetz, the brother-in-law of Irving Berlin, on several Broadway plays, as Goetz was an established producer and lyricist.
His ballad "Love For Sale" was introduced on December 8, 1930, in a revue that starred Jimmy Durante and was introduced by Kathryn Crawford. Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist and radio personality, promoted the song, which was later banned by many radio stations because of its content. In 1934, his hit "Anything Goes" appeared on Broadway. During the show's hectic rehearsal Porter once asked the stage doorman what he thought the show should be called. The doorman responded that nothing seemed to go right, with so many things being taken out and then put back in, that "Anything Goes" might be a good title. Porter liked it, and kept it. In 1936, while preparing for "Red, Hot and Blue" with Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante, Ethel Merman was hired to do stenographic work to help Porter in rewriting scripts of the show. He later said she was the best stenographers he ever had.
Porter wrote such classic songs as "Let's Do It" in 1928, "You Do Something To Me" in 1929, "Love For Sale" in 1930, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" in 1929, "Night and Day" in 1932, "I Get A Kick Out Of You" in 1934, "Begin the Beguine" in 1935, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" in 1938, "Don't Fence Me In" in 1944, "I Love Paris" in 1953, "I've Got You Under My Skin", In the Still of The Night", "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", "True Love", "Just One Of Those Things", "Anything Goes", "From This Moment On", "You're The Top", "Easy to Love" and many, many more.
On October 24, 1937, taking a break from a re-write of what would be his weakest musical, "You Never Know", visiting as a guest at a countess' home, Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley, New York, he was badly injured in a fall while horseback-riding. Both of his legs were smashed and he suffered a nerve injury. He was hospitalized for two years, confined to a wheelchair for five years and endured over 30 operations to save his legs over the next 20 years. During his recuperation he wrote a number of Broadway musicals.
On August 3, 1952, his beloved mother died of a cerebral hemorrhage. His wife, Linda, died of cancer on May 20, 1954. On April 3, 1958, he sustained his 33rd operation, and still suffering from chronic pain, his right leg was amputated. He refused to wear an artificial limb and lived as a virtual recluse in his apartment at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. He sought refuge in alcohol, sleep, self-pity and sank into despair. He even refused to attend a "Salute to Cole Porter" at the Metropolitan Opera on May 15, 1960, and the commencement exercises at Yale University in June of 1960 when he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, or his 70th birthday party arranged by his friends at the Orpheum Theater in New York City in June 1962.
After what appeared to be a successful kidney stone operation at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica, California, he died very unexpectedly on October 15, 1964. His funeral instructions were that he have no funeral or memorial service and he was buried adjacent to his mother and wife in Peru, Indiana.- Producer
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Percy Gibson was born in 1965 in Peru. He is a producer and actor, known for Murder Between Friends, The Time of Their Lives (2017) and Banksy's Coming for Dinner (2009). He has been married to Joan Collins since 17 February 2002. He was previously married to Cynthia Bauer.- Actor
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Spanish actor and director of cinema and theater. Son of the actress Carola Fernán Gómez. When he was three years old he comes back to Spain from Argentina. He has written comedies, novels and poem books. He plays a wide repertoire of roles from comedy to drama.- Actor
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Born in Lima, Peru, Jaime Zevallos moved to New York at the age of three and grew up in both Queens and Great Neck, Long Island prior to moving to Los Angeles.
His parents are of Spanish (Spain), indigenous Peruvian, and German Jewish descent. Originally bearing the Pittman surname, his ancestors assumed the name 'Zevallos' after migrating from Germany to Peru.
Jaime's artistic side was evident from an early age, and he spent his teenage years as an infamous street artist. He started his acting career in New York while studying acting at HB Studio and film at C.W. Post Long Island University, and he got his first 'break' in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam."
While on vacation in Los Angeles, Jaime auditioned for Michael Eisner, and ended up booking a Series Regular role on the show, "Sam Has 7 Friends." Needless to say, Jaime's vacation turned into an official relocation, as he continued to book roles in films and various television shows, including "House M.D.", "Leverage", "Southland", "Sons of Anarchy", "American Horror Story", "The Bridge", and "Animal Kingdom."
Jaime also wrote, directed, and starred in "Me You and Five Bucks" which had a limited theatrical run and won numerous film festival awards.
His work on the stage has been featured in the LA Times, including his roles at the Sacred Fools Theatre Company, The Actor's PlayPen, and CASA0101, run by Josefina Lopez.
Jaime was named "one of the 25 most influential Latinos in Los Angeles" by Latino Leaders Magazine. He spends his time between New York and Los Angeles.- Actress
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Magaly Solier was born on 11 June 1986 in Huanta, Ayacucho, Peru. She is an actress, known for Madeinusa (2006), The Milk of Sorrow (2009) and Magallanes (2015).- Actor
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Ward Roberts was born in Peru, Indiana, USA. Ward is an actor and director, known for Westworld (2016), The Nice Guys (2016) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013).- Cinematographer
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Jose Carrillo was born on 3 June 1966 in Lima, Lima, Peru. He is a cinematographer and editor, known for Chapo: el escape del siglo (2016), Circuit (2010) and A + (Amas) (2004).- Actress
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Known for her astonishing 4 1/2 octave vocal range, Yma Sumac (AKA Ima or Imma Sumack) is from Ichocán, Peru, a town high in the Andes. From an early age she performed in radio and movies and made recordings throughout South America. She came to the United States in the 1940s and performed with a small group of musicians and dancers. When she signed with Capitol Records in 1950 her stage name's spelling was changed to the more exotic "Yma Sumac." An urban legend that she is really "Amy Camus," a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn, originated in 1951 with a joke among musicians repeated in one of Walter Winchell's gossip columns. She has acted in several films and stage shows, and continued to perform into the 1990s. She lives in Los Angeles and has been contemplating new releases of recordings of her most recent concerts.- Actress
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Roberta was born in Lima, Peru to a father of Italian-Peruvian descent and a mother of Indigenous, Spanish, & Afro-Peruvian descent. When people ask Roberta, "What are you?" -- the answer is always "I'm Peruvian." The youngest of four sisters, Roberta and her family immigrated to Miami, Florida when she was five years old. After suffering some economic setbacks over the following decade, the family was forced to retreat back to Peru when Roberta was sixteen. She finished high school in her native Lima, and returned to the US to attend Carnegie Mellon University where she earned a BFA in Acting. American dream still in tact, Roberta has been acting and writing in Los Angeles ever since.- Paul was born in Trujillo, Peru shortly after his family relocated to the United States. He grew up in Southern California for half of his life and later relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah. Attending several High Schools in both states and studying theater he chose to relocate back to California and continue his studies independently.
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Checco Varese, ASC recently wrapped It: Chapter Two for director Andy Muschietti, the sequel to last year's box office hit. He also shot the first season of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Amazon's new take on Tom Clancy's beloved fictional CIA agent, with John Krasinski starring in the titular role.
Previously, he shot the pilot for Fox's upcoming legal drama Proven Innocent and director Jeffrey Nachmanoff's sci-fi thriller, Replicas, with Keanu Reeves and Thomas Middleditch starring, in theaters January 11, 2019. Working with his longtime collaborator director Patricia Riggen, Varese lensed Miracles From Heaven, as well as Riggen's The 33, based on the extraordinary real-life story of 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine. His other feature credits include Riggen's Girl in Progress, and second unit on Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim.
Thanks to his prolific body of work, Varese has established a reputation as the unofficial 'pilot guy.' He has lensed nearly two dozen season starters which, more often than not, go on to be picked up to series: FX's The Strain; A&E's The Returned; ABC Family's The Fosters; Melrose Place for the CW; and The Defenders for CBS. And who can forget the True Blood pilot? This iconic series went on for seven seasons.
In the mid-90s, Varese established himself as a leading director of photography, shooting hundreds of music videos, including Dave Matthew's Band's "Crash" and Prince's "Black Sweat," for which he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.
Born in Peru, Varese began his career in the mid-1980's, spending nearly a decade shooting news coverage and documentaries in major zones of conflict: Latin America (Chiapas Uprising, Salvador and Nicaragua Wars, Panama Invasion, Colombia Drug War, Shining Path, Chile's Military Junta); The Caribbean (Haiti Crisis); Europe (Bosnia Crisis, Chechnya Crisis); the Middle East (Gulf War, West Bank and Gaza Strip Crisis) and Africa (South African Riots and the Rwanda Crisis).
Varese speaks six languages, lives in Los Angeles and is represented by DDA.- Casting Department
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Silvana Arias was born on 7 April 1982 in Lima, Peru. She is an actress and producer, known for Passions (1999), Cold Case (2003) and The Glades (2010).- Director
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Claudia Llosa was born on 15 November 1976 in Lima, Peru. She is a director and writer, known for The Milk of Sorrow (2009), Madeinusa (2006) and Loxoro (2012).- Cinematographer
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Johnny Derango is an established, sought-after cinematographer and a respected film producer who strives to tell each story truthfully, with equal parts visual grace and technical prowess. In 2018, he was featured by the industry's prestigious American Cinematographer Magazine on their coveted annual list of cinematographers from across the globe to watch for. Johnny has shot for numerous studios and networks including, Warner Bros., Paramount, Lionsgate, Disney, Discovery Channel and MTV as well as global brands Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Firefox, Napster, Nissan, Southwest Airlines and Tyson Foods.
Most recently, Johnny completed work on FLIGHT RISK (2024) an intense thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Topher Grace and Michelle Dockery. The film was directed by Mel Gibson who Johnny previously collaborated with on the Nelms Brothers film FATMAN (2020).
Previously, Derango lensed SMALL TOWN CRIME (2017) for The Nelms Brothers, a thriller with dark humor that showcases an Academy and Emmy level cast including John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forester and Clifton Collins Jr. Upon its theatrical release, in January 2018, the film garnered rave reviews from top critics at the New York Times, LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and world renowned film critic, Leonard Maltin, who thoroughly enjoyed the film that was "artfully lit by Johnny Derango."
In addition to his expertise as a cinematographer, Johnny has served as a producer on many of his projects. He held both roles on the Hulu (domestic) Paramount+ (international) series "Everyone is Doing Great," created by "One Tree Hill" alums James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti. The show is currently in post production on season 2 which Johnny also directed an episode. Johnny also produced the short film "Radio 88" for Panasonic, the feature film LOST ON PURPOSE for The Nelms Brothers and co-produced UNSUNG HERO (2024) for Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate.
Johnny continues to work as a Cinematographer and Producer splitting his time between Los Angeles and Chicago.- Teresa Yenque was born on 2 September 1939 in Peru. She is an actress, known for You Don't Know Jack (2010), Buster's Mal Heart (2016) and 30 Rock (2006).
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Isabel Allende is one of today's most important voices of Southern America literature. She was born in Lima, Peru, in 1942, but at the age of 3 she moved to Chile with her mother and two brothers. She spent her childhood there, at her maternal grandparents'home, but she also traveled a lot and lived in different countries, because of the diplomatic career of her step-father. As an adult, she returned to Chile, where she married, had two children and worked as a journalist until 1973. After the military coup of Pinochet she moved to Venezuela and, later, to United States; now she lives in San Rafael, California, with her second husband. Her books are translated in many languages. She writes mostly narrative, but she also wrote short stories for children, humor books, theater plays. Among her books: "The house of the spirits" (adapted into the movie The House of the Spirits (1993)), "Of Love and Shadows" (adapted into the movie Of Love and Shadows (1994)), "Eva Luna", "the Infinite Plain", "Paula" (a book of memories, written during a tragic period, the illness and death of her daughter), and the trilogy of books for young adults, "The City of the Beasts", "Kingdom of the Golden Dragon" and "Forest of the Pygmies", which are in talks to be adapted for the big screen.- Actor
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Alec Ledd was born on 23 September 1972 in San Isidro, Lima, Peru. He is an actor and producer, known for Experiment: Sorry (2018), Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and Being Bin Laden (2011).- Actress
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Johanna Botta was born on 16 April 1983 in Lima, Peru. She is an actress and director, known for Joe Dick (2017), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and McMafia (2018).- Dakar was born in 1920 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor, known for The Amazing Doctor G (1965), Le tigri di Mompracem (1970) and I pirati della Malesia (1964). He died on 14 September 2004 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Javier Ronceros is a Peruvian born actor living in Los Angeles. His career began in New York in 1989 and after working on 3 major motion pictures, staring in 4 plays and a TV show he moved to Los Angeles. After just a few weeks in town he was cast on Dianne English's Love and War, which ran for three seasons. Since then he has worked steadily on Film and TV and on the stage, as well as developing his own projects under 11:59 Films. He is the co-founder of 52 Films/52 Weeks; A Year in Filmmaking and continues to work as a Director, Producer, Writer and an Actor.- Actor
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His movie performance as Captain Pantoja in 'Pantaleon y Las Visitadoras' impressed audiences at cinemas and Salvador was acclaimed in several film festivals. After his co-star Angie Cepeda Salvador's role was the best thing of the movie. Salvador Del Solar born on May 1st, 1970 in Lima, Peru. His parents divorced when he was a boy, but their relationship still being good. As a enthusiastic sportman Salvador was a member of the peruvian waterpolo team since he was 14 until 21 years old and also he worked as a swimming teacher in summer academies. In 1988 Salvador started his studies at PUCP (Universidad Católica Del Perú) and majored in Laws 6 years later. Working on a legal practice, he looked forward to his life's expectations and realized that to become an actor was one of them. Salvador auditioned for a drama course managed by Alberto Isola (one of the most prestigious peruvian actors) and he was accepted there. Salvador worked in some plays, then, his TV brake came with a leading role in the soap opera 'Lluvia de Arena'. Next, female fans and critics acclaimed his character as Lalo Dupont in _"Escándalo (1997)_, a soap opera starring Christian Meier and Lorena Meritano. However, his next leading role in 'Apocalipsis' was not as successful as the first ones. In 1999 he cast in the Francisco Lombardi's blockbuster _Pantaleon y las Visitadoras (1999)_. His performance got awards as best actor in a leading role in Gramado Film Festival 2000 (in Brazil), Cartagena Film Festival (in Colombia), and Troia Film Festival (in Portugal). Salvador has been married to his long-term girlfriend Ximena Bellido Denegri since 1998 and both are parents of a beautiful girl, Manuela. As a family man, Salvador enjoy spending time with them. He also manages his own theater production company:'Se Va El Tren Producciones'. His first work as a producer was Calderon de la Barca's 'gran Teatro del Mundo, El', in which he also starred as 'the King'.- Actress
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Lovely, raven-haired Ofelia Montesco was a Mexican actress who was born in Peru. She was born Ofelia Irene Grabowski Edery in northern Peru in 1936. In the late 1950s, she visited Mexico, where producer Gregorio Walerstein discovered her and thus launched her film career. Ofelia got the Mexican nacionality at that time. She made her film debut with an uncredited walk-on role in the Cantinflas vehicle Ups and Downs (1959) but got her big break with her first starring role in Alejandro Galindo's La vida de Agustín Lara (1959), opposite Germán Robles. Throughout the following decade (1960s) she worked steadily in leading and supporting roles; some of her leading men were film stars Luis Aguilar, Antonio Aguilar, and Rodolfo de Anda. Although she participated in a few telenovelas, her film appearances decreased considerably in the 1970s. She died in 1983, at age 46.- Director
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Leonidas Zegarra was born in the Northern Peruvian highland. His family moved to the coast, to the city known as Trujillo, when he was a child, with his parents and several older siblings. He was an excellent student who was bullied by his classmates. He used to go to the movies with his mother, and this is the way he fell in love with the medium. Encouraged by his grandmother and mother, he studied how to make cartoons when he was 9-year-old. At 12, his grandmother gave him a film camera as a gift. His family moved again, this time to Lima, the Peruvian capital, because his brothers wanted to study engineering. For a brief time he studied engineering too, but very soon he realized that his true passion was filmmaking, an impossible dream in Peru in the 1960's. Anyway, at the time, a university located in Lima opened a 3-year program devoted to directing for film and television. His father didn't approved his vocation at all, disagreed with him, and stated that he wouldn't support such a project from a financial perspective . Due to the fact that one of his brothers shared the ownership of a socks factory with his father in Lima, Leonidas Zegarra had his studies financed because this brother understood what the desires of his heart really were. Before following studies in the university, Leonidas Zegarra had already made several shorts and a couple of feature films. These movies were made for an organization devoted to the practice of philosophical doctrines. Because he was considered too young to take the title of "film director," the leaders of the organization attributed to themselves the making of the movies. Finishing his studies in the Universidad de Lima at the end of the year 1970, Leonidas Zegarra had already made a short that he would transform into a full length feature film that would become his first one, officially. "De nuevo a la vida" ('Alive again') was released in 1973. Due to the extreme influence of the political left, mainly of Marxist tendency, Peru was experiencing social convulsions since decades before. New exhibition rules, new taxes, and plain censorship disrupted the destiny of what was being a box-office hit. The Marxists in the area of film criticism as well as in other cultural areas decided that movies like the one made by Leonidas Zegarra would not be tolerated. After several decades, the same "intellectuals" continued their sabotage, writing all kind of nonsense about his films. Since 2010, scholars and artists who belong to a new generation have developed homages and curatorial activities intended to preserve Mr. Zegarra's artwork. His movies are being analyzed from theoretical perspectives different than the Marxist one, showing how they express a lively Weltanschauung. Also, a Leonidas Zegarra Museum (in Spanish "Casa Museo Leonidas Zegarra") is under development.- Actor
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Ole Olsen was born on 6 November 1892 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hellzapoppin' (1941), Southland Tales (2006) and 50 Million Frenchmen (1931). He was married to Eileen O'Dare and Lillian Clem. He died on 26 January 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.- Actor
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Enrique Diaz was born in 1968 in Peru. He is an actor and director, known for Carandiru (2003), Capitu and the Chapter (2021) and Noites de Reis (2012). He is married to Mariana Lima. They have two children.- Gianella Neyra was born on 3 May 1977 in Lima, Peru. She is an actress, known for Culpable de este amor (2004), Yago, pasión morena (2001) and Polvo enamorado (2003). She has been married to Christian Rivero since 1 January 2011. They have one child. She was previously married to Segundo Cernadas.
- Jorge Aravena was born on 1 October 1969 in Lima, Peru. He is an actor, known for Dear Enemy (2008), Girasoles para Lucía (1999) and The Revenge (2000). He has been married to Paola Toyos since 2009. They have one child. He was previously married to Yenny Martínez.
- Juliane Koepcke was born on 10 October 1954 in Lima, Peru. She is a writer, known for Miracles Still Happen (1974), Der eine Moment: Glück (2021) and Kölner Treff (1976). She is married to Erich Diller.
- Andrea Montenegro was born on 4 March 1969 in Lima, Peru. She is an actress, known for Latin Lover (2001), Lusers, los amigos no se eligen (2015) and Mis Tres Marías (2016).
- Ricardo Blume was born on 16 August 1933 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor and director, known for Don't Mess with an Angel (2008), All of them Witches (1996) and The Last Call (2013). He died on 30 August 2020 in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.
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Carlos Alcántara was born on 12 November 1964 in Lima, Peru. He is an actor and producer, known for Perro Guardián (2014), Lusers, los amigos no se eligen (2015) and ¡Asu Mare! Los amigos (2023). He has been married to Jossie Lindley since 2010. They have two children.- Santiago Magill was born on 17 January 1977 in Lima, Peru. He is an actor, known for Before Night Falls (2000), Malicia (1995) and Don't Tell Anyone (1998).
- Paul Mejia was born in 1947 in Peru. He is married to Maria Terezia Balogh. They have three children. He was previously married to Suzanne Farrell.
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Carlos Castaneda, dubbed "godfather of the New Age movement," was born in Peru and came to the United States in 1951, originally hoping to make it as a sculptor. He worked a series of odd jobs and took classes in philosophy, literature and creative writing. While a graduate student in anthropology at UCLA, he interviewed and underwent an alleged apprenticeship with a Yaqui Sorcerer, don Juan Matus. His exploits into non-ordinary reality, including the ingestion of peyote and Castaneda's belief that he was "the chosen one" picked to receive teachings, became the basis for his 1968 classic "The Teachings of don Juan." Castaneda also claimed to be a Nagual, an individual with a specific energy configuration appropriate for leadership. As claimed in his books, don Juan recognized this configuration in Castaneda and thus began his apprenticeship as the last Nagual of don Juan's lineage.
A total of four books earned Castaneda critical raves and world-renowned fame within the sorcerer community and the psychedelic counterculture. They also brought accusations, from Joyce Carol Oates, Richard de Mille and others, over the authenticity of his claims and sincerity of his character. In 1973, TIME Magazine found that Castaneda had lied about his background, such as his military service, his father's occupation, his age and his nation of birth. Critics also uncovered numerous instances of plagiarism, since don Juan's supposed quotations can be sourced to dozens of other writers and philosophers. To this day, there is literary debate whether Castaneda's books should be classified as fiction or nonfiction.
Castaneda himself, however, lived in seclusion under a tight veil of secrecy. Rare interviewers were not allowed to photograph him or record his voice; he severed ties to his own family, including his wife and son. He used numerous aliases, and told his followers constantly-changing stories. He purchased a compound in Westwood with three women, known in his books as "the witches," who sported identical short, dyed blond haircuts, and all became Castaneda's lovers. Castaneda charged $1200 for classes at his compound.
In 1998, Castaneda died at age 72. Even within his inner circle, few knew that he was dead; the media didn't learn of Castaneda's death for two months. He was cremated at the Culver City mortuary. No one knows what became of his ashes. Within days, his "witches" vanished and were never heard from again; a 2007 Salon.com article suggested that they took their own lives.- Actress
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Carol Abney was born in Lima, Peru. She is an actress and producer, known for Modern Family (2009), Songbird (2020) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020).- Director
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Born in Lima, Peru de Montreuil is a feature film and commercial director currently residing in Los Angeles. In his youth, he studied painting at the Trujillo Fine Arts School and later he was trained by the renowned Peruvian painter, Pedro Azabache. De Montreuil graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BA in Graphic Design, an MA in Graphic Design and a minor in Film and Art History. He later studied directing under Judith Weston in Los Angeles. For his first short film, Amiga, de Montreuil received a Creative Achievement Award at the Festival du Film de Paris and was the recipient of a Jury Selection prize at the Biarritz Film Festival. His debut feature film, La Mujer de mi Hermano (My Brother's Wife), based on a novel by the controversial Peruvian author, Jaime Bayly, was acquired by distributors Twentieth Century Fox for distribution in Latin America, and by Lionsgate for US theatrical distribution. My Brother's Wife is one of the most successful films in the history of Latin American exhibition and enjoyed both the largest release and biggest opening weekend box-office for a Latin film in the US at the time. His next film, Mancora was selected for competition in the World Drama category at the Sundance Film Festival 2008 and screened at SXSW at Edinburgh International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival and Bergen International Film Festival. De Montreuil recently directed the feature film, Lowriders for Universal Pictures, produced by Brian Grazer and Jason Blum, starring academy award nominee Demian Bichir. He has in development a feature version of his short film, The Raven with Mark Wahlberg producing, The Omega with One Race's Samantha Vincent, Eon with Zucker Productions, Daniel with genre producer, Steven Schneider and the TV series, Aztlan with Michael Connolly, Cartoon, Estevan Oriol and George Lopez.- Producer
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Martin Casapía (born 28 November 1997) is an Peruvian film producer and film director. He is known for directing the horror film Maligno (2016). Besides, Casapia has won the award best director for "Maligno". This film is being distributed by a Germany company and internationally released in the best festivals around the world.- Actress
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Patricia Pereyra was born in Lima, Peru. She is known for Amor en silencio (1988), Camino largo a Tijuana (1988) and Háblame de amor (1999).- Anthony Ireland was born on 4 February 1902 in Arequipa, Peru. He was an actor, known for When Thief Meets Thief (1937), Juggernaut (1936) and The Prime Minister (1941). He died on 4 December 1957 in London, England, UK.