Red noses and big shoes fill Lima’s streets for Clown Day

Held each 25 May, nan parade honours nan representation of comedian Tony Perejil, who died successful 1987, and brings together performers from crossed nan country.

Participants compete for prizes successful categories specified arsenic costume, makeup, routines, and improvisation, pinch nan arena drafting ample crowds each year.

The arena has been held for much than 3 decades, only pausing successful 2020 and 2021 owed to nan COVID-19 pandemic.

For Renato Pichigua, known arsenic Manchita, it’s much than a show: “We were calved to do this. The laughter of children, nan applause, that’s what drives us.”