Gustavo Rodríguez (writer)

	Gustavo Rodríguez (writer) Gustavo Rodríguez Vela (born Lima, 1968) is a Peruvian writer and communication expert, author of several novels and story books. Biography Born in Lima, Rodriguez lived in Trujillo on the north coast of Peru from the ages of five to sixteen years old. This time made a definite impression on him and which can be seen in his first novel, The Fury of Achilles (2001) (La furia de Aquiles). It tells the story of four young people traveling from a small town to Lima to study, start a career and live together, and where they experience enmity, jealousy, insecurity and chaos of a big city. Apropos of this novel, Alberto Fuguet declared, in Chile in 2010: "My editor, Gabriel Sandoval, had told me about a Peruvian novel that I would like, a kind of Vargas Llosa's "The Time of the Hero" ("La ciudad y los perros"), a contemporary and endearing read, referring to "The Fury of Achilles". Since then I have been buying the books of Rodriguez during occasional stops at Lima airport and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaside city of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population of more than 9.7 million in its urban area and more than 10.7 million in its metropolitan area, Lima is one of the largest cities in the Americas. Lima was named by natives in the agricultural region known by native Peruvians as ''Limaq''. It became the capital and most important city in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru (República del Perú). Around one-third of the national population now lives in its Lima Metropolitan Area, metropolitan area. The city of Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Juan Diego Flórez Juan Diego Flórez (born Juan Diego Flórez Salom, January 13, 1973) is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the ''Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Sun of Peru''. Biography Early years Flórez was born in Lima, Peru in 1973, the son of María Teresa Salom and Rubén Flórez, a noted guitarist and singer of Peruvian popular and ''criolla'' music. In an interview in the Peruvian newspaper ''Ojo'', Flórez recounted his early days when his mother managed a pub with live music and he worked as a replacement singer whenever the main attraction called in sick. "It was a tremendous experience for me, since most of those who were regulars at the pub were of a certain age, so I had to be ready to sing anything from huaynos to Elvis Presley music and, in my mind, that served me a great deal because, in the final analysis, any music that is well structured—whether it is jaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]