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Paul McCartney shows the people of Peru some love!

May 9, 2011 By Rosy 2 Comments

Fans of Beatles legend Paul McCartney have refused to sit at home to wait for tonights concert at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru to kick off. Crowds gathered in droves in front of the Miraflores Park Hotel on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 where the newly engaged star waved to crowds and proudly held a Peruvian flag above his head.

Can you tell I’m half Peruvian and terribly excited for the 45,000 people set to witness performances by McCartney as part of his “Up and Coming Tour?”

“I am very excited, I love the South American public, you love the music, so I’m very happy to play in Lima,” he told local media.

While in Lima, Sir Paul will be honored with the “Orden del Árbol de la Quina” Award by the Peruvian Ministry of Environment. He is being recognized for his never-ending dedication to protecting the environment.

He will also take home the Order El Sol del Peru, one of the highest honors from the country, for his contribution to the advancement of arts and humanities backstage before the show.

Photo Cred: Fame Pictures

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Susan Sarandon welcomes visitors back to Machu Picchu

April 3, 2010 By Rosy 3 Comments

Machu Picchu reopened to tourists on Thursday, with renowned actress Susan Sarandon there to welcome visitors back to the pre-Columbian era Inca site for the first time in more than two months. The ruins were shut down two months ago after heavy rains caused terrible flooding which caused damage to much of the region.

I’m so proud to share these beautiful photos of the land of my ancestors. For those that don’t know this about me, my mother is Peruvian and was actually in Peru for a couple of months and was unable to visit the monument.
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Peru wins big at Berlinale!

February 14, 2009 By Rosy Leave a Comment

One time for my Peruvian people!!

The winner of this years Golden Bear Award for Best Picture at the 59th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin is the Peruvian film, The Milk of Sorrow.

Directed by Claudia Llosa, the film stars Magaly Solier as Fausta, who suffers from a disease she believes is transmitted through the breast milk of women who were raped in the Shining Path’s war of terror in Peru. Her life starts to change direction after her mother dies and she goes to live in Lima.

The Spanish-Peruvian co-production is Llosa’s second feature film.

“This is beautiful … this is such an honor,” Llosa said after receiving the award. “This is for Peru. This is for our country.”

“We need this kind of prize,” she said at a later news conference. “It is important to us that people get to know our films.”

The winner was selected from 18 contenders by a seven-member jury led by the actress Tilda Swinton.

Congrats!!!!

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