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hollywood wAs the gateway to The Peruvian migration wave to californIa IN THE 60s and 70s
there they ESTABLISHed THE ROOTS OF OUR PERUVIAN COMMUNITy and many of them ACHIEVed THE "AMERICAN DREAM"
THEIR legacy is here at peru village's designation ground zero
Migration Wave: There was a Peruvian migration wave in the 60s and 70s during the Dictatorship Government of Grl. Juan Velasco Alvarado, followed by Grl. Francisco Morales- Bermudez.
“There was a significant increase in the number of Peruvians residing in the US; first, members of the upper and middle classes fleeing the Velasco government; later, members of the classes fleeing the economic deterioration of Peru. It grew from 7,201 in 1960 to 55,496 in 1980.” (Richard J. Walter: “Peru and the United States, 1960-1975”-Norberto Barreto Velázquez blog)
“The coup leaders named their administration the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces. Velasco's rule was characterized by left-leaning policies, he nationalised entire industries, expropriated companies in a wide range of activities.
It was also characterized by authoritarianism, periodically jailing, deporting suspected political opponents, finally expropriating all of the newspapers in 1974 and sending the publishers into exile. Peru's agrarian reform under Velasco was the second-largest Land reform in Latin American history, after Cuba.” (wikipedia)
The New York Times wrote: “The cost of living has increased 40 percent in five months, and in Lima unemployment has added more workers to the already large mass of occasional wage earners. Without credit and technical assistance, the lands expropriated from the former owners will provide little more than subsistence for most of the peasants.
Potential unrest among the urban unemployed and rural poor is regarded as a security problem by the military.”
“There was a significant increase in the number of Peruvians residing in the US; first, members of the upper and middle classes fleeing the Velasco government; later, members of the classes fleeing the economic deterioration of Peru. It grew from 7,201 in 1960 to 55,496 in 1980.” (Richard J. Walter: “Peru and the United States, 1960-1975”-Norberto Barreto Velázquez blog)
“The coup leaders named their administration the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces. Velasco's rule was characterized by left-leaning policies, he nationalised entire industries, expropriated companies in a wide range of activities.
It was also characterized by authoritarianism, periodically jailing, deporting suspected political opponents, finally expropriating all of the newspapers in 1974 and sending the publishers into exile. Peru's agrarian reform under Velasco was the second-largest Land reform in Latin American history, after Cuba.” (wikipedia)
The New York Times wrote: “The cost of living has increased 40 percent in five months, and in Lima unemployment has added more workers to the already large mass of occasional wage earners. Without credit and technical assistance, the lands expropriated from the former owners will provide little more than subsistence for most of the peasants.
Potential unrest among the urban unemployed and rural poor is regarded as a security problem by the military.”
Cultural Ties: “Dr. Richard Walter, professor of Latin America History in Washington University, states that at that time there was a strong cultural relationship between Peru and the USA. Some factors:
The abundant references to the lives of American celebrities in publications such as Caretas, El Comercio and La Prensa.
The dominant presence of Hollywood films in the Peruvian market.
The influence of North American television programs, rock and jazz.
50% of the books, magazines and newspapers imported to Peru came from the U.S.
The circulation in Peru of translations into Spanish by American authors such as John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. The circulation of the translated edition of American magazines like “Times.”
English was the most studied foreign language in Peru. The growing number of Peruvians visiting the US, and vice versa.
The presence of the Peace Corps in Peru and of US mission groups in the Amazon.
The visit to Peru of "distinguished U. S. citizens" such as Robert Kennedy, the astronauts of the Apollo missions, the wife of President Nixon, etc.
The increment of Peruvians studying in North American universities.
The “boom” in Latin American studies caused by the Cuban Revolution in the US meant a growing interest in the study of Peru.
The increase in the number of Peruvians residing in the United States.”
Source: El Imperio de Calibán. por Norberto Barreto Velázquez - Richard J. Walter: “Peru and the United States, 1960-1975.”
The abundant references to the lives of American celebrities in publications such as Caretas, El Comercio and La Prensa.
The dominant presence of Hollywood films in the Peruvian market.
The influence of North American television programs, rock and jazz.
50% of the books, magazines and newspapers imported to Peru came from the U.S.
The circulation in Peru of translations into Spanish by American authors such as John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. The circulation of the translated edition of American magazines like “Times.”
English was the most studied foreign language in Peru. The growing number of Peruvians visiting the US, and vice versa.
The presence of the Peace Corps in Peru and of US mission groups in the Amazon.
The visit to Peru of "distinguished U. S. citizens" such as Robert Kennedy, the astronauts of the Apollo missions, the wife of President Nixon, etc.
The increment of Peruvians studying in North American universities.
The “boom” in Latin American studies caused by the Cuban Revolution in the US meant a growing interest in the study of Peru.
The increase in the number of Peruvians residing in the United States.”
Source: El Imperio de Calibán. por Norberto Barreto Velázquez - Richard J. Walter: “Peru and the United States, 1960-1975.”
A large number of Peruvians who migrated to L.A. in the 60s and 70s settled in Hollywood, and many of them achieved the “American Dream.” Many of them pursued a career and worked while studying in different universities of California.
The most common jobs they had were at restaurants and local valet parkings.
1st generation Peruvian Americans who settled in Hollywood in the 60s and 70s, who started as blue collar workers progressed and many became business owners.
Pepe Leon (picture with David Carradine) is an example, he started as a valet parking attendant in Hollywood and later on became the owner of the Peruvian restaurant "Jose Antonio." Kenneth MacKenzie (lower right) started washing dishes at the restaurant "The Copper Skillet" at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood, and became a Hollywood investor and business owner.
Peru Village’s designated area to be, symbolizes the Peruvian success in the US.
More Peruvian immigrants followed the steps of this first wave; relatives and friends arrived in Hollywood bringing their multiple talents.
The Peruvian American Community kept progressing, creating business, and building the Peruvian Heritage in L.A.
The advancement of our community was a natural product of a significant trait of Peruvian people: Hard workers, and unwavering in one's commitment.
These pictures show some of those Peruvian Americans who made "Peru Village's" proposed area in Hollywood their home, establishing their Peruvian neighborhood in the 60s & 70s.
The most common jobs they had were at restaurants and local valet parkings.
1st generation Peruvian Americans who settled in Hollywood in the 60s and 70s, who started as blue collar workers progressed and many became business owners.
Pepe Leon (picture with David Carradine) is an example, he started as a valet parking attendant in Hollywood and later on became the owner of the Peruvian restaurant "Jose Antonio." Kenneth MacKenzie (lower right) started washing dishes at the restaurant "The Copper Skillet" at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood, and became a Hollywood investor and business owner.
Peru Village’s designated area to be, symbolizes the Peruvian success in the US.
More Peruvian immigrants followed the steps of this first wave; relatives and friends arrived in Hollywood bringing their multiple talents.
The Peruvian American Community kept progressing, creating business, and building the Peruvian Heritage in L.A.
The advancement of our community was a natural product of a significant trait of Peruvian people: Hard workers, and unwavering in one's commitment.
These pictures show some of those Peruvian Americans who made "Peru Village's" proposed area in Hollywood their home, establishing their Peruvian neighborhood in the 60s & 70s.
Peruvian women also migrated pursuing a better education, better jobs, to create their own businesses, and to succeed.
52% of Peruvian immigrant women in the U.S. 25 years of age and older, had graduated from college with BA degrees; many run successful businesses like Peruvian restaurants among others.
Julie Reyes (in both upper pictures), is another Peruvian Settler in the 60s in Hollywood. Julie became the owner of the local newspaper "El Peruano USA" (holding it with the front page of Kina Malpartida, another Peruvian immigrant in LA who became a Boxing World Champion.
Julie, like many 1st Generation Peruvians who migrated to L.A. in the 60s and 70s, is a passionate activist of Peru Village Initiative.
Several Peruvian women have also succeeded in Hollywood: Yma Sumac was a famous singer and Hollywood Star, Q’Orianka Kilcher (Pocahontas) and Isabela Moner (Dora the Explorer) are Hollywood Stars as well, Marlene Dermer is the co-founder (along with Edward James Olmos) of LALIFF “Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. There are also Film directors like Catherine Pirotta and Patricia Perez, among others.
52% of Peruvian immigrant women in the U.S. 25 years of age and older, had graduated from college with BA degrees; many run successful businesses like Peruvian restaurants among others.
Julie Reyes (in both upper pictures), is another Peruvian Settler in the 60s in Hollywood. Julie became the owner of the local newspaper "El Peruano USA" (holding it with the front page of Kina Malpartida, another Peruvian immigrant in LA who became a Boxing World Champion.
Julie, like many 1st Generation Peruvians who migrated to L.A. in the 60s and 70s, is a passionate activist of Peru Village Initiative.
Several Peruvian women have also succeeded in Hollywood: Yma Sumac was a famous singer and Hollywood Star, Q’Orianka Kilcher (Pocahontas) and Isabela Moner (Dora the Explorer) are Hollywood Stars as well, Marlene Dermer is the co-founder (along with Edward James Olmos) of LALIFF “Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. There are also Film directors like Catherine Pirotta and Patricia Perez, among others.
Peruvians who settled in Hollywood in the 60s and 70s established there the roots of our Peruvian Community in Southern California.
They created the social fabric of our present Peruvian community in the city of Los Angeles.
The Peruvian settlers in Hollywood are proud 1st generation Peruvian Americans who continue working to make the city of Los Angeles and the State of California a better place.
They created the social fabric of our present Peruvian community in the city of Los Angeles.
The Peruvian settlers in Hollywood are proud 1st generation Peruvian Americans who continue working to make the city of Los Angeles and the State of California a better place.
The amazing Peruvian singer Yma Sumac got internationally famous in Hollywood.
She recorded at Capitol Records at Vine St. and starred in Hollywood films.
Yma Sumac and her “miracle 5 octaves voice” have become a legend. Her songs are used even nowadays in Hollywood films and her fans are all around the world.
“Yma Sumac was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music during the 1950s. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had five octaves according to some reports...She was discovered by Les Baxter, and signed by Capitol Records in 1950, at which time her stage name became Yma Sumac. Her first album, Voice of the Xtabay, launched a period of fame that included performances at the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall. The 1950s were the years of Sumac's greatest popularity. She put out a number of hit albums for Capitol Records, such as Mambo! (1954) and Fuego del Ande (1959). During the height of Sumac's popularity, she appeared in the films Secret of the Incas (1954) with Charlton Heston and Robert Young and Omar Khayyam (1957). She became a U.S. citizen on July 22, 1955. In 1959, she performed Jorge Bravo de Rueda's classic song "Vírgenes del Sol" on her album Fuego del Ande.” (wikipedia)
Yma Sumac was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star at Hollywood Blvd. (corner with Wilcox Ave.) and she rests at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, these areas are like 2 arms that embrace Peru Village’s proposed area.
Pepe Barreto “a Peruvian community and entertainment reporter for KMEX-TV, Channel 34. Who moved to L.A. in 1972, also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his work on KLVE.” (Wikipedia)
She recorded at Capitol Records at Vine St. and starred in Hollywood films.
Yma Sumac and her “miracle 5 octaves voice” have become a legend. Her songs are used even nowadays in Hollywood films and her fans are all around the world.
“Yma Sumac was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music during the 1950s. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had five octaves according to some reports...She was discovered by Les Baxter, and signed by Capitol Records in 1950, at which time her stage name became Yma Sumac. Her first album, Voice of the Xtabay, launched a period of fame that included performances at the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall. The 1950s were the years of Sumac's greatest popularity. She put out a number of hit albums for Capitol Records, such as Mambo! (1954) and Fuego del Ande (1959). During the height of Sumac's popularity, she appeared in the films Secret of the Incas (1954) with Charlton Heston and Robert Young and Omar Khayyam (1957). She became a U.S. citizen on July 22, 1955. In 1959, she performed Jorge Bravo de Rueda's classic song "Vírgenes del Sol" on her album Fuego del Ande.” (wikipedia)
Yma Sumac was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star at Hollywood Blvd. (corner with Wilcox Ave.) and she rests at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, these areas are like 2 arms that embrace Peru Village’s proposed area.
Pepe Barreto “a Peruvian community and entertainment reporter for KMEX-TV, Channel 34. Who moved to L.A. in 1972, also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his work on KLVE.” (Wikipedia)
Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian immigrant considered by many as the Godfather of the New Age, moved to the US in the early 1950s. Some sites state that he graduated from Hollywood High School, and that his son, Carlton Jeremy Castañeda, was born in Hollywood in 1961. His books written in the 60s and 70s had a great impact and influence. “Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his training in shamanism. Castaneda's first three books – The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge; A Separate Reality; and Journey to Ixtlan – were written while he was an anthropology student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) “ (wikipedia - as well as castaneda’s picture: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12765330 )
The newspaper “El Pais” writes: “50 years of the book that inspired the phrase "May the force be with you." George Lucas recognized that Star Wars drinks from these stories - and that a Jedi would hardly have said" May the force be with you "had it not been for Don Juan - and the Wachowski sisters conceived the Matrix under their influence, to mention only the influence in cinema. Five decades, hundreds of editions and more than 30 million copies later, the mystery is still there for those who want to get closer to this strange, Jungian, totemic territory. " (El Pais January 4, 2019)
Pepe Barreto is another Peruvian immigrant who has a Star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “ Barreto moved from Peru to Los Angeles in 1972. Barreto is known as the number one radio show personality in Los Angeles on KLVE, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his work on KLVE” (Wikipedia)
The newspaper “El Pais” writes: “50 years of the book that inspired the phrase "May the force be with you." George Lucas recognized that Star Wars drinks from these stories - and that a Jedi would hardly have said" May the force be with you "had it not been for Don Juan - and the Wachowski sisters conceived the Matrix under their influence, to mention only the influence in cinema. Five decades, hundreds of editions and more than 30 million copies later, the mystery is still there for those who want to get closer to this strange, Jungian, totemic territory. " (El Pais January 4, 2019)
Pepe Barreto is another Peruvian immigrant who has a Star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “ Barreto moved from Peru to Los Angeles in 1972. Barreto is known as the number one radio show personality in Los Angeles on KLVE, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his work on KLVE” (Wikipedia)
Kenneth MacKenzie’s “American Dream” story.
Kenny arrived due to medical reasons, after having surgery he had to pay his medical bills. Kenny started washing dishes at a Hollywood restaurant, he became a very smart investor and a successful business owner. He was the owner of the famous restaurant “The Peruvian room” in Hollywood, and became the owner of Hollywood icons like “Florentine Gardens” and “Tropicana.” Kenneth MacKenzie has become a Hollywood legend himself.
Kenny arrived due to medical reasons, after having surgery he had to pay his medical bills. Kenny started washing dishes at a Hollywood restaurant, he became a very smart investor and a successful business owner. He was the owner of the famous restaurant “The Peruvian room” in Hollywood, and became the owner of Hollywood icons like “Florentine Gardens” and “Tropicana.” Kenneth MacKenzie has become a Hollywood legend himself.
Some Peruvian Businesses in Hollywood in the 60s & 70s:
Inca's Peruvian Restaurant 301 N. Berendo. Owned by the Peruvian American family Garcia-Mendez. According to L.A. Times archives, this was the First Peruvian restaurant in the USA,
La Perricholi Peruvian Restaurant 5229 Hollywood Blvd. 11965 Inez y Anita Mena 1965
Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant 920 N. Western Ave., Los angeles 1977. Owned by Peruvian Americans
Chavin Peruvian Restaurant 5339 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029.Owned by Peruvian Americans
Peruvian Room 1543 N. La Brea. Peruvian restaurant & Show. Owned Owned by the Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
El Chalan Peruvian Restaurant at Wilcox and Selma. Owned by Peruvian Americans
5959 Hollywood Blvd. X Theatre. Owned by the Peruvian American Carlos Tobalima
5951 Hollywood Blvd. Florentine Gardens. Owned by the Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
1250 N. Western Ave. Tropicana Night Club. Owned by the Peruvian Americans Paul Picard and Kenneth MacKenzie
5920 Hollywood Blvd. Apartment complex , owned by the Peruvian Americans: The Salvatierra family (now The Vibe Hotel)
Yma Sumac, her Walk of Fame Star is at Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. She recorded at Capitol Records, performed at Vine St. Bar & Grill: 1620 N. Vine St., The Hollywood Bowl, among others, and rests at Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Inca's Peruvian Restaurant 301 N. Berendo. Owned by the Peruvian American family Garcia-Mendez. According to L.A. Times archives, this was the First Peruvian restaurant in the USA,
La Perricholi Peruvian Restaurant 5229 Hollywood Blvd. 11965 Inez y Anita Mena 1965
Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant 920 N. Western Ave., Los angeles 1977. Owned by Peruvian Americans
Chavin Peruvian Restaurant 5339 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90029.Owned by Peruvian Americans
Peruvian Room 1543 N. La Brea. Peruvian restaurant & Show. Owned Owned by the Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
El Chalan Peruvian Restaurant at Wilcox and Selma. Owned by Peruvian Americans
5959 Hollywood Blvd. X Theatre. Owned by the Peruvian American Carlos Tobalima
5951 Hollywood Blvd. Florentine Gardens. Owned by the Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
1250 N. Western Ave. Tropicana Night Club. Owned by the Peruvian Americans Paul Picard and Kenneth MacKenzie
5920 Hollywood Blvd. Apartment complex , owned by the Peruvian Americans: The Salvatierra family (now The Vibe Hotel)
Yma Sumac, her Walk of Fame Star is at Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. She recorded at Capitol Records, performed at Vine St. Bar & Grill: 1620 N. Vine St., The Hollywood Bowl, among others, and rests at Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood Boulevard prime Real Estate buildings owned by Peruvian Americans 1st generation who settled in Hollywood in that era.
These 3 buildings are in very close proximity. The owners did not plan it that way, it was a natural consequence on Peruvian immigrants whose gateway to California was Hollywood, they progressed and invested in Hollywood establishing Peru Village’s ground zero..
5951 Hollywood Blvd. Florentine Gardens. Owned by the Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
5959 Hollywood Blvd. X Theatre. Owned by the Peruvian American Carlos Tobalina
5920 Hollywood Blvd. Apartment complex , owned by the Peruvian Americans: The Salvatierra family (now The Vibe Hotel)
These 3 buildings are in very close proximity. The owners did not plan it that way, it was a natural consequence on Peruvian immigrants whose gateway to California was Hollywood, they progressed and invested in Hollywood establishing Peru Village’s ground zero..
5951 Hollywood Blvd. Florentine Gardens. Owned by the Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
5959 Hollywood Blvd. X Theatre. Owned by the Peruvian American Carlos Tobalina
5920 Hollywood Blvd. Apartment complex , owned by the Peruvian Americans: The Salvatierra family (now The Vibe Hotel)
Inca's Peruvian Restaurant 301 N. Berendo. Owned by the Peruvian American family Garcia-Mendez. According to L.A. Times archives, this was the First Peruvian restaurant in the USA,
Famous Hollywood nightclubs and theater owned by first-generation Peruvian-Americans who emigrated in the 1960s and 1970s, these venues marked a landmark in those times and influenced the shape of Hollywood culture.
Tropicana: Paul Picard - Kenneth MacKenzie
Florentine Gardens: Kenneth MacKenzie
X Theater: Property of the Peruvian American Carlos Tobalina, filmmaker of films for adults and also owner of the Mayan Theater Theater.
The Florentine Gardens and the grounds of the X Theater are currently owned by Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
Tropicana: Paul Picard - Kenneth MacKenzie
Florentine Gardens: Kenneth MacKenzie
X Theater: Property of the Peruvian American Carlos Tobalina, filmmaker of films for adults and also owner of the Mayan Theater Theater.
The Florentine Gardens and the grounds of the X Theater are currently owned by Peruvian American Kenneth MacKenzie
Alex Acuña - Alejandro Neciosup Acuña. The acclaimed Peruvian American musician used to play at the Peruvian Room with Los Amgeles Salsa All Star .
"Alex became a session musician in California, recording and playing live with (amongst many others) Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, former Weather Report bandmates Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Roberta Flack, U2, Al Jarreau and Marcos Witt. He can be found on recordings by musicians as culturally diverse as Lee Ritenour, Johnny Clegg, Roy Orbison, YellowJackets, Lalo Schifrin, Milton Nascimento, Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, The Brecker Brothers, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito d'Rivera, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Brad Mehldau, BoDeans, Paco de Lucia, John Patitucci, Sadao Watanabe, Lyle Mays, Diana Ross, Sérgio Mendes, Robbie Robertson, Jackson Browne, Bette Midler, Jennifer Nettles, Christina Aguilera, Seal and Chris Botti.
In the 1980s Acuña also recorded and toured with the Christian jazz band Koinonia, which featured session musicians Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Hadley Hockensmith, Harlan Rogers, and Bill Maxwell. The Winans, Andraé Crouch, Madonna, He played on Willy DeVille's Crow Jane Alley album and in 1987 he teamed up with Elvis Presley's TCB Band for the Roy Orbison TV special "A Black and White Night". He played percussion on Blondie's number one hit "The Tide Is High" and also recorded more than 300 movies under the direction of Lalo Schifrin, Dave Grusin, Michel Legrand, Bill Conti, James Horner, James Newton Howard, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Michael Giacchino, Christopher Beck, Maurice Jarre, Steve Jablonsky, John Powell and Heitor Pereira. In 1987, Acuña was summoned back to Perú by producer Ricardo Ghibellini to be the musical producer of Los Hijos del Sol, a supergroup of Peruvian prodigies designed to promote Peruvian music worldwide." (wikipedia)
"Alex became a session musician in California, recording and playing live with (amongst many others) Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, former Weather Report bandmates Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Roberta Flack, U2, Al Jarreau and Marcos Witt. He can be found on recordings by musicians as culturally diverse as Lee Ritenour, Johnny Clegg, Roy Orbison, YellowJackets, Lalo Schifrin, Milton Nascimento, Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, The Brecker Brothers, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito d'Rivera, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Brad Mehldau, BoDeans, Paco de Lucia, John Patitucci, Sadao Watanabe, Lyle Mays, Diana Ross, Sérgio Mendes, Robbie Robertson, Jackson Browne, Bette Midler, Jennifer Nettles, Christina Aguilera, Seal and Chris Botti.
In the 1980s Acuña also recorded and toured with the Christian jazz band Koinonia, which featured session musicians Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Hadley Hockensmith, Harlan Rogers, and Bill Maxwell. The Winans, Andraé Crouch, Madonna, He played on Willy DeVille's Crow Jane Alley album and in 1987 he teamed up with Elvis Presley's TCB Band for the Roy Orbison TV special "A Black and White Night". He played percussion on Blondie's number one hit "The Tide Is High" and also recorded more than 300 movies under the direction of Lalo Schifrin, Dave Grusin, Michel Legrand, Bill Conti, James Horner, James Newton Howard, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Michael Giacchino, Christopher Beck, Maurice Jarre, Steve Jablonsky, John Powell and Heitor Pereira. In 1987, Acuña was summoned back to Perú by producer Ricardo Ghibellini to be the musical producer of Los Hijos del Sol, a supergroup of Peruvian prodigies designed to promote Peruvian music worldwide." (wikipedia)
The first Peruvian Restaurants in L.A. started in Hollywood.
Hollywood was the gateway of Peruvian immigrants in the 60s and 70s.
All these businesses are part of our history which must be honored and preserved.
The contributions from the Peruvian Community to Hollywood are many and they helped shape this part of L.A.
Hollywood was the gateway of Peruvian immigrants in the 60s and 70s.
All these businesses are part of our history which must be honored and preserved.
The contributions from the Peruvian Community to Hollywood are many and they helped shape this part of L.A.
Peruvian Legacy: The first Peruvian migration wave of the 20th Century who entered the Golden State through Hollywood is an important chapter of our Peruvian History in California.
The Peruvian settlers in Hollywood are golden building blocks. Their legacy inspires the next generations to come.
Picture:
(right) young Peruvian immigrant - Peruvian soccer team from the 60s-70s
(left) Peruvian American actress Q’Orianka Kilcher honoring Yma Sumac at her grave in Hollywood Forever Cemetery at the present time.
The Peruvian settlers in Hollywood are golden building blocks. Their legacy inspires the next generations to come.
Picture:
(right) young Peruvian immigrant - Peruvian soccer team from the 60s-70s
(left) Peruvian American actress Q’Orianka Kilcher honoring Yma Sumac at her grave in Hollywood Forever Cemetery at the present time.
Investigation by Milagros Lizarraga
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