Lima

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva is a stadium located in the neighborhood of Matute in La Victoria District in Lima, Peru. The stadium is the home field... of the football club Alianza Lima. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people. On April 11, 1965, it was announced at a press conference by Mr. Walter Lavalleja that a stadium was to be built in Lima for the club Alianza Lima. They were able to do this project because the president at that time, Manuel Odria donated a piece of land for the construction of this stadium. On May 30, 1969, the first phase of the project began. The stadium was inaugurated with the "Señor de Los Milagros" tournament featuring Alianza Lima, Universitario de Deportes, Nacional of Uruguay, and Independiente of Argentina. The stadium opened on December 27, 1974, to 55,000 spectators with Alianza Lima drawing 2–2 with Nacional.
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Estadio San Martín de Porres is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. It is currently used by the football club Sporting Cristal and Club... Deportivo San Martín. The stadium's maximum capacity is 20,000, however the southern stand is not opened because it borders the Rimac River making its capacity 18,000. The stadium was built in the 1970s and Sporting Cristal did not use it often in the following decades. It was used by second division teams and district teams of San Martín de Porres. In 1995, Sporting Cristal rented the stadium from the Instituto Peruano del Deporte and renovated the stadium. From that point on, the stadium has been used by Sporting Cristal as its home ground except against Alianza Lima and Universitario de Deportes. For these high-risk games, Cristal move their home games to the Estadio Nacional. Another first division club that uses this stadium is Club Deportivo San Martín. When opened the stadium he used regularly to parties in the second professional and the Premier League of Lima. But the club Sporting Cristal would play several matches in that scenario at the beginning of the 1970s.
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The Government Palace of Peru, also known as House of Pizarro, renovated in 1937, was the house of the Peruvian government headquarters and was built... over a huge Indian burying ground Waka that had a shrine of Indian chief Taulichusco. It has been through many alterations. The current structure was built in the 20th century, designed by Peru's dictators in the style of grandiose French Baroque architecture. The Government Palace was built by Francisco Pizarro, the governor of New Castile. When the viceroyalty of Peru was established, the palace became the viceroy's residence and therefore the Peruvian government's headquarters. The main architect of the palace was Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski. The palace is a stately government building with a set of ornamental guards. It is recognizable by the large wrought iron fence that surrounds the building and lines one side of the Main Square . It was enlarged in Field-Marshal Oscar R. Benavides's governmental period. The Government Palace of Peru, also known as House of Pizarro, renoved in 1937, is located on the north side of the Plaza Mayor, Lima, "City of the Kings.
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The Torre Tagle Palace is a Spanish Baroque palace located at Jr. Ucayali 363, in downtown Lima, Peru, a couple blocks east of the Plaza de Armas.... The palace currently is home to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The palace was commissioned in 1715 by Don Jose Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho: 1st Marqués of Torre Tagle, who at the time was treasurer of the Royal Spanish fleet, for his own personal use as his home. The exterior of the palace has a baroque stone doorway. The main facade is made from stone in the first wing and plaster in the second. The style is Sevillian baroque with a strong Mudéjar influence. The materials used in its construction were brought from Spain, Panama and Central America. Apart from carved columns, the palace is distinguished by two finely worked balconies in dark wood. These balconies adapt the European architecture to vernacular Peruvian tradition. The interiors feature Sevillian tiles, plasterwork, wooden columns, lobed Moorish arches and soaring coffered ceilings. It is considered to have a true "Limeño" architectural originality, harmoniously combining Andalusian, Moorish, Criollo and Asian features.
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Gianella Neyra Magagna , is a Peruvian actress and model. Neyra began acting at the age of seven and, while a girl, attended the Lee Strasberg studio... in New York City. In Peru, she pursued a successful modeling career. In 2002, she was hired by Peru's Iguana Productions to star in the popular soap opera "Bésame Tonto" where she played the daughter of a mafia boss. In 2004, Neyra went to Argentina to perform in "Luna salvaje" , starring with Juan Darthés and Catalina Artusi. Neyra continued to star in other Argentinian productions including "Culpable de Este Amor" and "Quien es el Jefe?". In 2004, Neyra married her "Besame Tonto" co-star, Argentine actor Segundo Cernadas. The couple have a son born in 2009.
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Luis Ernesto Alva y Talledo, better known as Luigi Alva is a Peruvian operatic tenor, active in the third quarter of the 20th century. He was... admired for his purity of tone, the elegance of his phrasing and the clarity of his diction. A Mozart and Rossini specialist, Alva excelled in roles such as Don Ottavio , Count Almaviva and Fenton . Born in Lima, Peru, where he studied under Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales, he made his debut in Federico Moreno Torroba's zarzuela Luisa Fernanda. He went to Milan in 1953 and studied under Emilio Ghirardini. Later he would be called by Giulio Comfallonieri to became a "cadet" at the Scuola di Canto at La Scala. He made his European debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan as Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata, following that as Paolino in Cimarosa's Il matrimonio segreto. His debut at the Teatro alla Scala was in 1956 as Count Almaviva in Rossini's The Barber of Seville. He was soon invited to sing at the most important European festivals and opera houses. At Glyndebourne he made his debut as Nemorino in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.
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Lucila J. Sarsines Reyes , was a Peruvian performer and one of the most respected singers of her country, one of Peru's most famous Afro-Peruvian... personalities as well as a symbol of Peruvian nationalism both in Peru and to expatriates. Born to a poor family in the capital, Lima, Reyes was one of sixteen siblings. Her family lost their father Tobias Sarsines, who died after she turned six months old. Reyes spent much of her childhood living far from her family, and at a home with other members of her family. She would sell newspapers and lottery tickets to survive. The house she was living in was eventually burned, and she went on to live at a Catholic church. As a child, Reyes would put on singing shows in front of families and friends, and it was at one of these shows that she met Pitito Perez, a famous Peruvian singer of the era. Perez liked her voice and invited her to join him in a duo. The duo was named Lucha y Juan. The duo would give Reyes the opportunity to be heard on national radio stations.
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Fernando Fernán-Gómez was a Spanish actor and director. He was born in Lima, Peru as his mother, Spanish actress Carola... Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. Inheriting his surname as a stage name, he moved to Spain in 1924. After the Spanish Civil War he began a study of Law but interrupted his studies to work in theater. In 1942 he began to work in cinema but also kept working in theater. He formed his own theater company and received awards for directing and writing. In the 1950s he began to direct movies, including the film of his novel, El viaje a ninguna parte. He was acclaimed for his 1958 comedy La vida por delante, which had a sequel, La vida alrededor. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in The Anchorite. He won the award again at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival in 1985 for his role in Stico. He married María Dolores Pradera in 1945; they divorced in 1959. He married Emma Cohen in 2000. Fernando Fernán Gómez died in Madrid on November 21, 2007.
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Luis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong... serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay. He was the Men's Doubles Champion of the 2008 French Open with his Uruguayan teammate Pablo Cuevas. Horna is known by his nickname "Lucho", which comes from his first name. Horna was an outstanding junior player in both singles and doubles. He made the final of the boys singles at the French Open in 1997 losing to Daniel Elsner. Horna won the French Open and Wimbledon doubles with José de Armas and Nicolás Massú respectively. Horna turned professional in 1998 and he moved up over 1,000 places in the rankings with victories in the Ecuadorian, where he defeated Sergio Roitman as a qualifier and three Futures events in Peru and in 1999 made his first ATP Challenger final in Aschaffenburg.
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Silvana Arias is a Peruvian actress. She also holds a degree in fashion design. Arias got her start on telenovela series in Peru and Miami for the... Hispanic market before earning her first role on American television. From May 17, 2004 through August 15, 2007 she played Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC television soap opera Passions. When Passions moved from NBC to DirecTV, Arias decided to leave the part. It has since been played by Hannia Guillen. She also portrayed Jimena Arismendi in the telenovela Gata salvaje .
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