ready to come back and do Coca-Cola ads to make a living." International fame Reed never achieved musical success in the U.S., where "The Search" became his only Billboard entry at No. 96. However, "Our Summer Romance" proved to be very popular in South America. In March 1962, Capitol sent him on a forty-day tour of Brazil, Chile, and Peru. While in Chile, he developed a left-wing political philosophy, and began to speak out against oppression and poverty. He protested against nuclear weapons and US foreign policy, and performed shows free in poor neighborhoods and in prisons. After learning Spanish, he stayed on in Argentina for approximately four years. During his live concert performances, he was accompanied by the group Los Dominantes, a rock-band from Lanus, formed by Juan Luis Bhe 'Ricky' (keyboard), Carlos Reale 'Charly' (bass), Dardo Rivero (first guitar), Juan Chiarello (second guitar), and Jacinto Atencio (drums). Reed made numerous albums and movies, toured extensively, and even appeared on his own television programs in Buenos Aires, such as Sabados Continuados, with the appearance of Antonio Carrizo. In 1964, he performed for a still undisclosed but hefty sum in honor of the 16th birthday of the only granddaughter of the then most prominent of Peruvian mining barons. Accounts vary, but those who were there amongst the hosts acknowledged his disregard for basic social niceties. A year later, in July 1965, he went to Europe for the first time, performing before the World Peace Congress. He traveled frequently to Spain and Italy, and in 1966 he went on a singing tour through the Soviet Union. Back in Buenos Aires, his politics eventually ran foul of Argentine government policies after the 1966 military coup and he was deported. From 1967 to 1969 Reed lived in Rome, acting in television commercials and Spaghetti Western movies such as Adiós, Sabata (1970). He toured Central and Eastern Europe, including the Soviet Union, where he was immensely popular. In 1970, a week prior to the election of Chilean president Salvador Allende, he was arrested for washing a U.S. flag in front of Santiago's U.S. consulate. Pablo Neruda helped him to get out of jail. In 1971, he re-entered Chile only to be arrested again for 21 days. His wife filed for divorce at that point. Also in 1971, Reed wrote an "open letter" to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, criticizing him for having slandered the USSR. Life in