Juan Velasco Alvarado and had four children. In 1929, he stowed away on a ship to Lima, Peru, falsified his age, and tried to enlist as an officer in the Peruvian Army. However, he arrived late to the exam, so he joined as a private on April 5, 1929. A year later, he took a competitive exam for entrance into the "Escuela Militar de Chorrillos" ("Chorrillos Military School"), and got the highest score of all applicants. In 1934, he graduated with high honors and at the head of his class. During the Belaúnde administration (1963–1968), political disputes became a norm as he held
Juan Fernando Velasco Juan Fernando Velasco Juan Fernando Velasco (born January 17, 1972 in Quito, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian musician. Juan Fernando Velasco was born January 17, 1972 in Quito, Ecuador. He never planned to be a musician, he was preparing to become an economist like his father. After finalizing four semesters of Economics, he realized this was not what he wanted to do and decided to dedicate fully to music. He has had three albums in which some of the most popular songs are Ecuadorian Pasillo. In 2002 Velasco released his second album, "Tanto amor". The album reached platinum status in Ecuador