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Women are a slight minority in Peru; in 2010 they represented 49.9 percent of the population. Women have a life expectancy of 74 years at birth, five years more than men. [32] Latest estimates suggest that the population of Peru is Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%. [33]
Susana Baca. Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana ˈβaka]; born 24 May 1944 in Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and three-time Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music.
Website. www.evaayllon.com.pe. Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina (born February 7, 1956), 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 ...
Carlos Thorne Boas (born 1923), novelist, writer and lawyer. Álvaro Torres-Calderón (1975-), poet. Abraham Valdelomar (1888–1919) Blanca Varela (1926–2009), poet. Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936), novelist of the Latin American Boom. Virginia Vargas (born 1945), sociologist.
Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra (Latin American Spanish: [ˈdina eɾˈsilja βoˈlwaɾte seˈɣara] listen ⓘ; born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer since 2022 serving as the 64th president of Peru. She had served as the first vice president and minister at the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion under ...
Notable works. Aves sin nido. Clorinda Matto de Turner (11 November 1852 in Cusco – 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the early years of Latin American independence. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked controversy in her own culture.
Juana Burga Cervera is a Peruvian model, actress, and activist. [2] She is the only Peruvian fashion model to have walked in New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. [3] Cosas Magazine Peru named her the most successful Peruvian model of all time, and Ellos & Ellas Magazine named her one of the most powerful Peruvian women in March 2017.
Doris Gibson (1910–2008), journalist, magazine publisher. Teresa González de Fanning (1836–1918), essayist, journalist, feminist writer, women's rights activist. Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818–1892), Argentine-born Peruvian freedom fighter, novelist, short story writer, newspaper founder.