invaders. The Chorrillos Military School was opened here in 1898. Notable people from Chorrillos Juan Jose Cabezudo (died 1860) - chef Famous Peru national football team midfielder Roberto Palacios grew up in Chorrillos, and that is why he is nicknamed El Chorrillano. The Taekwondo Pan American Champion of Peru, Jean Carlos Gamarra grew up in Chorrillos and founded a Community Taekwondo Program for the impoverished children of "Delicias," a poor neighborhood of the district. His community program has gained the attention of Mayor Augusto Miyashiro and the Federación Deportiva Peruana de Taekwondo in the past. The Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca is from Chorrillos. The fisherman José Olaya (José Silverio Olaya Balandra), (1782 - †1823), martyr during the struggle for independence and national hero, was born in Chorrillos. The former Minister of Education Ramón Miranda Ampuero was born there. Festivities June: Saint Peter October: Lord of Miracles References External links Municipalidad de Chorrillos Chorrillos.pe - Information about Chorrillos Districts of Lima 1857 establishments in Peru