Miss Peru send her representative, Mary Núñez, to the Miss Universe Pageant, because she was prevented from participating by the president of the republic, Juan Velasco Alvarado. He considered the contest was the product of American capitalism, and a country with which he did not have good relations. This was the only occasion in which a Miss Peru did not participate in the Miss Universe except for the 1955 and 1974, when no contest was held. Given the refusal of Alvarado, Mary Núñez was sent to Miss World 1973 in London, England. In 1982, Peru became the first South American country to
Juan Carlos Alvarado the production of "Aviva el Fuego", Hosanna Integrity and Canzion Productions worked together with Alvarado to produce "Glorificate" and "Tu Palabra" consecutively in 1993. In 1995, Alvarado released "Hoy mas que ayer". More recent releases include "FUEGO en vivo" and "Tu palabra cantaré". Juan Carlos Alvarado Juan Carlos Alvarado (born December 28, 1964) is a Christian pop singer known for songs such as "Jehova es mi guerrero" "Cristo no está muerto", "El borde de su manto", "No Basta", "Vivo para Cristo","Soy deudor", "Mi mejor adoración ", and "Santo es el Señor". As a child, Alvarado had a passion for singing