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Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

Iron Maiden is coming to Peru in their first-ever live performance in Lima slated for March next year. Many fans are in disbelief, excited to see the British heavy metal icons after so many years.

For over a year, El Comercio has received dozens of letters asking whether rumors were true of Iron Maiden planning a show in Peru. Today, fans can celebrate as the band has confirmed their show for March 26 next year at the Estadio Nacional.

With over 25 years creating some of the heaviest music on the planet, Iron Maiden Finally many will be able to hear their greatest hits like “Number of the Beast,” “The Trooper,” “Aces High,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name” and more.

Together for more than 25 years, Iron Maiden have been widely accepted around the world and praised by music critics to be one of the most influential heavy metal bands on the planet.

Songs from the band’s latest albums, "Brave New World" (2000) and "A Matter of Life and Death" (2006), are expected to be on the play list for the upcoming show.

The band’s live shows some of the most extreme with pyrotechnics, a plan where lead singer Bruce Dickinson drives and five Eddies, Iron Maiden’s official mascot.

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

Friday night drew screaming fans towards Jorge Chavez International Airport and the Estadio Monumental, where Enrique Iglesias was found greeting fans and signing autographs for while in town for his concert last Friday. 

Opening for Enrique Iglesias was Latin American Idol contestant Sandra Muente. Afterwards, Enrique started his show around 10:10 p.m. with an overwhelming response, mainly from his strong female fan base.

Enrique was overjoyed with the response of the crowd as many were screaming "I love you." The highlight of the evening was when he dedicated the song “Hero” to one of his fans cheering for him in the front row, who he brought up on stage with him.

When the fan gave Enrique a hug, she quickly gave him a kiss on the lips three times to show her appreciation.

Enrique is on tour promoting his latest greatest hits album, 1 95/08.

 

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

Landing at Jorge Chavez International Airport yesterday afternoon, Cyndi Lauper was surrounded by excited fans eager to welcome her to Peru. The American singer rose to stardom during the 80s when she made some of her most memorable hits like “Time after Time” and “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

Her first-ever performance in Peru, Cyndi Lauper arrived at the Estadio Nacional where six thousand fans were there cheering for her arrival. She’s currently on tour supporting her latest album Bring Ya to the Brink.

Lauper, who is now 55, danced and sang across the stage, interacting with fans in the front row. While her popularity may not be at her peak, she is still receiving a great amount of support from her fans around the world.

Before going back to her hotel at the Marriott in Miraflores, Lauper spoke to press about her experience so far in Peru.

"I'm tired, but happy. People have been telling me about Machu Picchu but I won't be able to go. I've also been told about Peruvian food and I'm going to try it."

If you missed last night's concert, watch a live clip from the performance on El Comercio.

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

Head of Peru’s National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI), Martin Moscoso, has announced that piracy sales have dropped by 12 percent since they launched their anti-piracy campaign in 2004. 

Since then, INDECOPI has worked with local movie theaters and movie distributors to help reduced the risk unauthorized movie leaks. The drop in piracy sales is a sign that their piracy campaign is working even though the organization has not reached its goal.

As part of the campaign against piracy, local movie theaters in Lima will launch this Sunday, November 30, a special rate on tickets for 3.50 soles each. The promotional event is known as “The Day of Cinema” and will apply to all movies in participating theaters around the country.

“The Day of Cinema” is a campaign for theaters to attract more people to their venues, usually held on Sundays throughout the year. Moscoso said that because of Peru’s on-going efforts against piracy, cinema chains are planning to invest in US$30 million in new cinema complexes in the next two years.

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

Ex-Latin American Idol contestant, Peruvian singer Sandra Muente, is excited for this Friday’s concert where she will be singing alongside international pop star Enrique Iglesias for the first time ever.

“I never imagined I would be sharing the same stage with him [Enrique Iglesias],” Muente told El Comercio. Iglesias will be visiting Lima for a special concert at the Estadio Monumental this Friday. Tickets are already on sale via TuEntrada.

As for Muente, since being on the hit “Idol” show, she has received various offers to advance her career but is hesitate to take up anything other than music for the moment. She’s currently in the middle of finishing her debut album, which a release date has not been announced yet.

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

RBD is calling it quits, saying goodbye to fans around the world during their farewell tour. So when the “rebel” group marked December 10th as their last show in Lima, many fans were upset as it fell right in the middle of final exams. 

After receiving countless e-mails from determined fans, Maite, Anahí, Dulce María, Alfonso, Christopher and Christian agreed to reschedule their show to December 13 at the Estadio Nacional where they will perform their greatest hits since their days in the Mexican telenovela Rebelde.

RBD fan clubs in Peru are planning to send a poncho made of alpaca to one of the singers, Anahí, so she can take home something from Peruvian culture. Anahí recently told El Comercio “I love Peru. The people have given us their hearts…and I’m sure that this concert will be magical for them.”

Tickets for RBD’s farewell tour are already on sale at Teleticket in Wong and Metro.

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

The boys are back in town to show some love to their fans in Peru with a small tour that will take them to the provinces of Lima, Trujillo and Arequipa.

Jesús, Juli and Bibí are expected to bring as much screaming fans to each of their three shows as they did in their first concert in Lima when they released their latest album, “Un día más.”

Since the release of their album, Reik has gotten considerable amount of media attention from their native Mexico, as well as the United States and all throughout South America.

Reik will be in Lima on December 14, and for the first time in Trujillo and Arequipa on December 12 and 13 respectively. Tickets will soon be on sale via TuEntrada.

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Jobana Soto

Time behind bars has opened the heart of Magaly Medina, who’s currently serving a five-month jail sentence for the defamation of Peruvian soccer star Paolo Guerrero.

In today’s issue of her magazine, Magaly TV, the red-headed gossip reporter published a four-page letter to her producer pleading him and his family for forgiveness for involving him in the mess that has put both Medina and Guerrero behind bars.

Throughout the whole controversy, both Magaly’s and Guerrero’s private lives have been publicized on various news stations in the country.

“Now that these cold bars separate us, I need you more than ever my generous friend,” Magaly wrote.

She thanked Guerrero for constantly looking out for her while behind bars. “I know that you have given instructions to the lawyers asking them to release me from jail before you and that you want to serve my five-month sentence…I know you’ve called the television station and asked for them to watch over me. I feel warm inside knowing you’re always worrying about me, even behind bars.”

She concluded with, “thank you for caring about me, for always taking care of me and for always being by my side these 11 years during the good and the bad when you first told me the day of our sentencing. Whatever happens, I will always be there for you when you need it."

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

Part of the production team and actors who make up hit comedy show Mi Problema con las Mujeres (My Problem with Women) are gearing up to walk down the red carpet for the International Emmy Awards in New York City. The ceremony will take place on November 24 at the Hilton Hotel.

Producer Jaime Carbajal, director and co-creator Frank Pérez Garland, creator Christian Buckley and actors Giovanni Ciccia, Paul Vega (also a writer for the series), Vanessa Saba, Melania Urbina and Rossana Fernández-Maldonado will fly to New York for the event.

The series is will compete against Geile Zeit (Germany), The I.T. Crowd (United Kingdom) and NEO-Office Chuckles (Japan) in the Comedy category.

Mi Problema con las Mujeres has aired in more than 30 countries with an American adaptation in the works to be pick up by NBC Studios with singer Justin Timberlake as executive producer.

Living in Peru
Jobana Soto

In an interview with Argentinean news portal Infobae.com, the British actor known for playing the world’s most famous spy, James Bond, revealed he would like to visit Peru and experience the richness of Andean culture.

Daniel Craig’s chances of seeing the country while filming Quantum Solace was put on hold when production canceled its shoot locations in Peru due to unpredictable weather problems. Now the Bond star wants a second chance, promising to visit Peru in the future.

In addition to his travel plans, Craig is intent on learning Spanish fluently to be closer with the South American community when he decides to begin his travels. This year, he’ll begin to learning the language even though he never learned it while in school.

Craig does speak a bit of Spanish in Quantum of Solace, saying simple things like “gracias” and “por favor, agregó.” This week Daniel Craig was in New York for the premier of his latest Bond flick. Quantum of Solace is set to open in theaters in Peru next week.