title: Peruvians in Chile
text: # Peruvians in Chile
  
  Peruvians in Chile (Spanish: Peruanos en Chile) consists of mainly of immigrants and expatriates from Peru as well as their locally born descendants. Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Spanish Empire).
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz, Chilean-American musician of Basque, Spanish, Peruvian descent.
  * José Balbuena Rodríguez, Peruvian-born Chilean soccer player (born in Lima).
  * Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández, Television presenter, actor, comedian of Basque, German and Peruvian descent.
  * Pablo Ignacio Cárdenas Baeza, Soccer player, Peruvian father
  * Segundo Castillo Varela, Peruvian-born Chilean soccer player (born in Callao, Peru)
  * Javier García Choque, Chilean politician, Peruvian great-grandfather
  * Joao Luis Ortiz Pérez, Chilean-Peruvian soccer player, Peruvian father
  