Peru at the Movies: The Emperor’s New Groove

Ali Ryder presents a new series of articles, Peru at the Movies. did you know there are dozens of films that either take place in or heavily feature Peru? Get planning your Peruvian movie nights!

April 20, 2010 | Film

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Donald Duck visits Lake Titicaca

Charlton Heston had already visited Machu Picchu in Secret of the Incas, so not to be outdone, another of Hollywood’s greats, one Mr Donald Duck, decided to visit the lake that is famously the highest navigable lake in the world.

June 9, 2009 | Puno & Titicaca Guide

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Watch: Secret of the Incas (1954)

“An Incan legend states that the Inca Empire was destroyed by the gods when a gold and jeweled starburst was stolen from the Temple of the Sun centuries ago, and that the ancient civilization will be reborn once the treasure is returned. Harry Steele (Charlton Heston), an American adventurer, is seeking the artefact, as is his nemesis Ed Morgan (Thomas Mitchell), along with Elena Antonescu (Nicole Maurey), an Iron Curtain refugee.” – Watch the full movie here.

September 9, 2008 | Modern Peru

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Machu Picchu is Mexican? Hollywood thinks so.

Walt Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua (trailer) will perhaps re-educate the next US generation to enlighten them of this fact that has been carefully researched by Hollywood writers.

July 30, 2008 | Commentary/Opinion, News

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Yma Sumac

Probably Peru’s greatest artist and definitely the best known internationally, female soprano Yma Sumac is nothing less than a legend.

Born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo, she is said to be a direct descendent of Inca Atahualpa on the part of her mother, Ima Shumaq, though this, as well as her exact year and town of birth, isn’t truly known by anyone other than the woman herself.

July 29, 2008 | Film, Modern Peru, Music

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