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Features / archives for : entertainment
Peruvian Peña hits New York City
This week LivinginPeru.com begins a monthly series of articles that feature Peruvians, or Peruvian activities around the world. This week's article is brought to us by Cindy Rodriguez. Born in New Jersey to Peruvian parents, Cindy is a freelance journalist residing in New York City.
She had the delight of visiting a Peña event in New York this past month, and details the experience below.
Reading Peru
ByLarry J. Pitman
When I came to Peru, almost five years ago, I established several goals for myself. These were related to what I hoped would be a successful long term experience of living in Peru. In fact, I considered them necessary if I were to be successful.
One goal was to learn Spanish as well as I could. My idea was that the better I spoke Spanish, the more I would enjoy living in Peru. This has turned out to be true. My experience here has proven my point. I can now communicate sufficiently well enough so that I can have satisfying interchanges with most anyone I encounter.
I also understand most of what is going on, even in complex situations. Thus, I feel secure in my ability to communicate and to understand what is being said to me.
Adventures of a Dreamer
For El Comercio
In times where long working hours put dreams on hold and where Blackberries become more important than family, we have no other choice but to face modern society with a new conviction. Even though this might seem petty compared to the problems that affect global society nowadays, over 11 million devoted readers of Sergio Bambarén’s “El Delfín” would agree that the stimulating philosophy that this Peruvian writer proposes is an attitude worth adopting. This film, whose producer is Bambarén and his company Dolphin Films, is adapted from the book “El Delfín: La Historia de un Soñador” (The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer). It is distributed by 20th Century Fox in over 33 countries, which is something unheard of for a Peruvian animated movie.
Peru Negro: Spectacle in the Center of Lima
Photos and Essay byNathan Paluck
If you've ever listened to Afro-Peruvian music, clear your schedule tonight and go to Parque la Exposición in Central Lima. And if you've never heard of Afro-Peruvian music: Go to Parque la Exposición tonight.
The first of two concerts was Friday night; tonight at 8 p.m. is the second and final performance (tickets cost between S/. 27 and S/.60 and can be purchased at the gate or by calling 618-3838).
Toro Toro: Thrills and Spills
Photos and Essay by Rodney L. Dodig
As you enter the arena you can feel the excitement in the crowd. People are chattering away as they scramble for seats with a good vantage point. The smell of the bulls in the pens floats over the crowd. Groups of young people are there to cheer on their favorite team or their friends and everyone is anticipating an afternoon of fun and thrills. Finally the stadium is filled and the announcer begins by explaining the events that will happen in the arena. This was the scene as we prepared ourselves for the last of six Toro Matches held at Mamacona.Las Romerísimas: A Review
By Katrina Heimark
Photos: Martha Castagnetto
While sipping my glass of wine in the large but intimate back room of Barranco’s Antica Pizzeria, I silently mused about an event I knew nothing about. Would I enjoy listening to old latino music that I had certainly never heard before? Would the music be any good? And the performers, would they really measure up?
Needless to say, I was more than sure I was not going to enjoy the show. I mean, I was easily the youngest person in the room, and I can guarantee you, I was the only one who didn’t know the words to the songs.
Máncora: The Film
ByAna Valenzuela
El Comercio
The Peruvian Director shares details of his new movie which will be released in Peru on September 3rd. Ricardo de Montreuil currently is working on a new film in which Ana de la Reguera and Cuba Gooding Jr. star.
With the enthusiasm that pushed him to start rolling the cameras in 2007 in order to make a his film “Máncora” a reality, the Peruvian director Ricardo de Montreuil tells us that his was motivated to include the works of the singer Chabuca Granda and the poet César Vallejo in his movie.
Photo Essay: Toro Match
Starting August 16th, Toro Match, an event that has been going on for the past fifteen years, will open its doors for the next five Sundays. From the video and pictures below you will see that it is a family affair where both adults and kids can have fun riding horses, participate in archery, ride in a hot air balloon, watch a Peruvian Paso horse show, observe cock fighting and if you aren’t too tired, you can even dance with the younger generation at night, and of course, you can eat well at very reasonable prices (You can find anything from hamburgers to high quality Argentinean or American-style grilled food.). But the real fun begins at 4pm with Toro Fútbol. It is a game that was invented for various teams which come to Mamacona to play the game. It involves a small bull (around 300 kilos) that must follow you or members of your team through the opposite team’s goal. After this very funny event, they present Toro Match, where different teams try to become bull fighters and choose to face the bull in different ways. Even though the bull is small, it takes guts to be in the ring, which you will also see from these pictures. For more information about this event, check out our Events Calendar
Crazy Combi on Facebook
By Bruno Ortiz Bisso
El Comercio
Chicha music, a highway loaded with taxis, ticos and combis, and a loud voice that ocassionally screams “Pisa, pisa!” (Step on it! Step on it!) That atmosphere, so common for any limeño, has been turned into a fun game that, in few days, has become a sensation, mainly amongst Peruvian users on Facebook. It’s called Crazy Combi, a new version of the popular game Crazy Taxi, created by a Peruvian company called Inventarte. It was launched on June 24th, and, in twelve days had surpassed the 350,000 user mark.
Machu Picchu Built by Aliens?
Ben Jonjak
Yale University has recently released a three-hundred page document detailing a new theory that claims Machu Picchu was indeed constructed by extra-terrestrials. The report comes soon after a U.S. District court's decision to dismiss Peru's claim that Yale be required to return Inca artifacts to the country from which they were stolen, and was written after repeated viewings of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (which appears in the bibliography as a primary reference). Categories
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