The 10 most famous Peruvians in the world

The victory of the Peruvian singer Gianmarco at the awards Latin Grammy It was a great one, but it is not the first Peruvian to gain recognition abroad. Take a look at our list of the ten famous Peruvians abroad in descending order:

10. Claudia Llosa

Director of films that have been nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, which is quite an enviable career. The 34-year-old has only two movies on his résumé, but The Scared Tit he won his world fame and various awards.

9. Mario Testino

It's not hard to make Catherine Zeta-Jones, Giselle Bundchen and Kate Moss look good, but according to many fashions, no one makes them look better than photographer Mario Testino. The man, whose photos have appeared in the world's most popular magazines and the most prestigious museums also with tabs to take the engagement photos of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

8. Sofia Mulanovich

Mulanovich has scored his place in surfing history. She is the first South American to be inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame, and was world champion in 2004, also for the first time in a South American.

7. Gaston Acurio

The chef and restaurateur has a higher profile in Peru than he does internationally, but Acurio still has a huge personal brand outside the borders of Peru. One has pushed Peruvian food through its restaurants around the world. His last conquest was in New York, where he opened a branch of La Mar.

6. Claudio Pizarro

Pizarro could be in the final part of his career as a soccer player, but his legacy is safe. He is the top foreign scorer in the history of the German Bundesliga.

5. Hernando deSoto

Economists are used to working far away in the dusty darkness of academia. Not so for Hernando de Soto. The thinker has been praised by Time magazine and President Bill Clinton, who called him the greatest economist in the living world. De Soto's ideas about expanding private property rights have influenced governments around the world.

4. Juan Diego Florez

It might be a bit more to call him Fourth Tenor, but Florez has almost reached that level of fame. The Italian opera press named him singer of the year, and his 2009 album was nominated for a Grammy. His performances at the Met have been broadcast around the world.

3. Susan Baca

When Ollanta Humala called Susana Baca as her Minister of Culture, she chose someone who was already an unofficial ambassador of Peruvian culture. She is largely responsible for launching Afro-Peruvian music on the world stage. In 2002, his album won a Latin Grammy, and he shared another this year with Calle 13, with whom he recorded the song Latin America.

2. Javier Perez de Cuellar

Only eight Latin American people have ever presided over the United Nations, and former Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar is one of them. The Peruvian diplomat served as head of the most important organization in the world for ten years, during which time he helped negotiate peace between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

1. Mario Vargas Llosa

He won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature which is still fresh, but the man has been a star on the literary world stage for decades. In 1994, he won the Cervantes Prize, It is awarded to the best Spanish of writers.