pɛzˈoʊə vˈeɪlɪz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ, tʃˈɪli ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ænd wʌzðɪ ɪlədʒˈɪɾᵻmət sˈʌn əvə spˈænɪʃ ˈɪmɪɡɹənt nˈeɪmd mɔɪˈɑːnoʊ ænd ɐ jˈʌŋ sˈiːmstɹəs ɛlvˈiəɹə dʒˈɑːnjə.
Pezoa Véliz was born in Santiago, Chile on July 21, 1879, and was the illegitimate son of a Spanish immigrant named Moyano and a young seamstress Elvira Jaña.