Peruvian culture is the gradual blending of Amerindian cultures with European and Asian ethnic groups. The ethnic diversity and rugged geography of Peru allowed diverse traditions and customs to co-exist. Peruvian culture has been deeply influenced by Native culture, Spanish culture, and Asian culture. Other minor influences on their culture are Chinese, Japanese, and other European peoples.
The Historic Centre of Lima is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, and the second one—contained within the first one—is the World Heritage Site established by UNESCO in 1988, whose buildings are marked with the organisation's black-and-white shield.
Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina, better known by her stage name Eva Ayllón, is a female composer and singer, one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. She held the record for most nominations without a winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. In 2019, she received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Canal N is a Peruvian pay television news channel in Peru. It was founded as a joint venture between El Comercio and Telefónica. The channel is exclusively available on Movistar TV.
Ana Rodríguez Sarmiento, is a Peruvian singer, best known for being finalist of the reality television series Yo Soy, where she imitated the English singer Amy Winehouse.
The Copa de Campeones del Perú - Copa Felipe Ríos was a Peruvian football championship to be contested by the winners of Liga Peruana de Football.
Aída del Carmen Jesús Consuelo García-Naranjo Morales, also known by her nickname "Mocha", is a Peruvian educator, singer, and politician, the former Secretary General of the Socialist Party and spokesperson of Gana Perú, the alliance of former President Ollanta Humala.
Dina Páucar is a Peruvian Andean music singer and composer.
Irma Aracely Quispe Neira is a Peruvian-American senior astronautical engineer, NASA scientist, academic and researcher. She is known as the first Latin-American woman to lead three successful NASA missions in the United States: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Quispe has been a senior flight operations and systems engineer of the successful James Webb Space Telescope launching. She is an official speaker at the NASA and the United States Department of State, professor at Capitol Technology University, and STEM educator.
The Restoration is a 2020 Peruvian comedy film written and directed by Alonso Llosa in his directorial debut. It stars Paul Vega, Atilia Boschetti, Delfina Paredes, Pietro Sibille and Muki Sabogal.
It's a Fat World is a 2022 Peruvian romantic comedy film directed by Sandro Ventura and written by Italo Carrera & Daniel San Román. It is based on the stand-up comedy of the same name released in 2019 and early 2020. It stars Micky Vargas, Daniela Feijoó, Renzo Schuller and Jesús Alzamora.
The Pink House is a 2017 Peruvian crime drama thriller film written and directed by Palito Ortega Matute. It premiered in March 2017 at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. It was released posthumously on May 3, 2018 in Peruvian cinemas. It is one of the most awarded Peruvian films of recent years. According to the director, it is the biggest movie he has been able to produce.
Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village is a 2022 Peruvian-Bolivian Quechua-language comedy-drama film directed by César Galindo and written by Galindo, Augusto Cabada and Gastón Vizcarra. It tells the story of Sistu, a 13-year-old boy who lives in a community in Cusco, he discovers the magic of cinema, but the language barrier prevents the villagers from enjoying the movies.
Youtuber Dad is a 2019 Peruvian-Argentine comedy film directed by Fernando Villarán and written by Villarán and Gonzalo Ladines. It stars Carlos Carlín, Gianella Neyra, Pelo Madueño, Manuel Gold and Vanessa Saba. It premiered on April 11, 2019 in Peruvian theaters.
Sin vagina, me marginan is a 2017 Peruvian comedy-drama film written, directed and produced by Wesley Verástegui in his directorial debut. The film stars the model Javiera Arnillas and the singer Marina Kapoor, being the first Peruvian film in the history of this country that has transsexual people as its main characters.
The Invisible Girl is a 2022 crime drama thriller film directed by Dorian Fernández-Moris and written by Fernández-Moris & Rogger Vergara Adrianzén. Starring Fernando Bacilio. It is based on the true story of a woman located in the lower area of Belén, who had managed to escape from her traffickers. It is a co-production between Peru, Spain and Chile.
The Luces Award for Best Film is one of the awards given by the newspaper El Comercio in recognition of those outstanding Peruvian films of the previous year. While the nominees in this category are chosen by El Comercio workers, the winners are chosen by the general public.
The APRECI Award forBest Peruvian Feature Film is one of the awards given by the Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica in recognition of those outstanding Peruvian feature films of the previous year. The category was awarded for the first time in 2009 to Claudia Llosa's drama film The Milk of Sorrow.
