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At the age of eight, Fleming hopped on a freight train to Chicago to escape his abusive father. Following hospitalization for gang fight injuries, he returned to California where he lived with his mother and worked at Paramount as a laborer. Fleming joined the Merchant Marine, and then he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific in WW II, where he was a Master Carpenter in the Seabees.

From 1946 to 1957, Fleming appeared on stage in Chicago and New York with featured roles in numerous plays on Broadway including "My Three Angels," "Stalag 17," and "No Time For Sergeants." Fleming's television career began in the early 1950's with live performances on "Hallmark Summer Theatre," "The Web," "Suspense," "Kraft Television Theatre," and many other dramatic series. In 1954, he starred in Paramount's film "Conquest of Space," followed by "Queen of Outer Space" for Allied Artists. In 1958, Fleming became the star of CBS-TV's long-running western "Rawhide" as the trail boss Gil Favor. He remained with the top-rated show for seven of its eight seasons, and he had planned to retire to Hawaii where he had purchased a ranch.

He acted in "The Glass Bottom Boat" in 1965, and he was hired by MGM-TV to film the two-part adventure program "High Jungle" in Peru. During the shooting of location shots on the Huallaga River on September 28, 1966, Fleming dove (intentionally?) from a dug-out canoe after paddling it beyond the rapids. His body was lost in the turbulent water and was not recovered until three days later.

Lisa Masters was born in Omaha Nebraska, but grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, where she started her career as a news reporter after graduating from Appalachian State University in Broadcasting with a minor in Modern Dance.

Lisa later moved to New York City to model and attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to earn her Masters Degree while working through Ford Models, but was pulled toward acting after being cast as a reporter in The Siege (1998) , directed by Edward Zwick. Although her scenes were completely edited out of the movie, she nevertheless abandoned her pursuit of news journalism, persevered with her love for acting, and appeared in over 30 TV commercials and in films such as The Stepford Wives (2004) and television series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and Gossip Girl (2007).

Lisa has studied acting with The Barrow Group in New York City with Lee Brock and Seth Barrish, and Improvisation with Gary Austin, the original director of The Groundlings, the sketch comedy theater and springboard for dozens of Saturday Night Live (1975) alums.

Lisa often gets cast as elegant or powerful female characters, as well as quirky comedic roles, appearing in Ugly Betty (2006) , the indie film, Blumenthal (2013), with 'Laila Robins' and the stuttering, awkward lead character role in the off-Broadway comedy, "All In The Timing: The Universal Language" produced at The Connely Theater as a benefit for the Victims of 9/11.

Richard P. Beedle was born on 26 December 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Flight to California (1952). He was married to Corrine Audria Vance. He died on 5 July 1964 in Pisco, Peru.

Mexican actor and tenor, briefly slated to become a Ramon Novarro -style latin lover in early Hollywood sound films. Mojica initially planned for a career in engineering, but changed his mind and studied singing at the National Conservatory of Music. Funded by his mother, he went to New York with $500 in his pocket, attending performances of Enrico Caruso. Caruso, having met Mojica, was sufficiently impressed by his singing to help him obtain a contract with the Chicago Civic Opera Company, where was soon given leads opposite Mary Garden and Amelita Galli-Curci. Signed by Fox in 1930, he moved to California and appeared as a Spanish outlaw in the romantic musical One Mad Kiss (1930), co-starring Argentine actress Mona Maris. Though he lacked neither charm nor a good voice, his popular appeal was limited by a square jaw, a stocky figure and a rather broad nose -- worse, he had a tendency to overact. Fox, as a result, dropped Mojica from their 'A-list' and starred him in a series of Spanish-language romances and adventures for the next three years, often alongside Maris or Rosita Moreno. His characters remained essentially the same, even including a curious impersonation of highwayman Dick Turpin in El caballero de la noche (1932).

Mojica made a few more films in Mexico at the end of the decade. Following the death of his mother and prompted by religious visions, he then took the unusual step of selling his worldly possessions and becoming a Franciscan monk under the name Fray Jose de Guadalupe Mojica. He spent the remainder of his life in seminaries and monasteries in Peru, where he died in September 1974 at the age of 78.

Emperatriz Carvajal was born on 25 October 1917 in Mollebamba, Peru. She was an actress, known for El sexo fuerte (1946), México nunca duerme (1959) and Historia de un corazón (1951). She died on 2 March 2011 in Lima, Peru.

Diego Bertie was born on 2 November 1967 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor, known for Without Compassion (1994), Cosas del amor (1998) and Ultra Warrior (1990). He was married to Viviana Monge. He died on 5 August 2022 in Lima, Peru.

Leonidas Zegarra was born in the Northern Peruvian highland. His family moved to the coast, to the city known as Trujillo, when he was a child, with his parents and several older siblings. He was an excellent student who was bullied by his classmates. He used to go to the movies with his mother, and this is the way he fell in love with the medium. Encouraged by his grandmother and mother, he studied how to make cartoons when he was 9-year-old. At 12, his grandmother gave him a film camera as a gift. His family moved again, this time to Lima, the Peruvian capital, because his brothers wanted to study engineering. For a brief time he studied engineering too, but very soon he realized that his true passion was filmmaking, an impossible dream in Peru in the 1960's. Anyway, at the time, a university located in Lima opened a 3-year program devoted to directing for film and television. His father didn't approved his vocation at all, disagreed with him, and stated that he wouldn't support such a project from a financial perspective . Due to the fact that one of his brothers shared the ownership of a socks factory with his father in Lima, Leonidas Zegarra had his studies financed because this brother understood what the desires of his heart really were. Before following studies in the university, Leonidas Zegarra had already made several shorts and a couple of feature films. These movies were made for an organization devoted to the practice of philosophical doctrines. Because he was considered too young to take the title of "film director," the leaders of the organization attributed to themselves the making of the movies. Finishing his studies in the Universidad de Lima at the end of the year 1970, Leonidas Zegarra had already made a short that he would transform into a full length feature film that would become his first one, officially. "De nuevo a la vida" ('Alive again') was released in 1973. Due to the extreme influence of the political left, mainly of Marxist tendency, Peru was experiencing social convulsions since decades before. New exhibition rules, new taxes, and plain censorship disrupted the destiny of what was being a box-office hit. The Marxists in the area of film criticism as well as in other cultural areas decided that movies like the one made by Leonidas Zegarra would not be tolerated. After several decades, the same "intellectuals" continued their sabotage, writing all kind of nonsense about his films. Since 2010, scholars and artists who belong to a new generation have developed homages and curatorial activities intended to preserve Mr. Zegarra's artwork. His movies are being analyzed from theoretical perspectives different than the Marxist one, showing how they express a lively Weltanschauung. Also, a Leonidas Zegarra Museum (in Spanish "Casa Museo Leonidas Zegarra") is under development.

Carlos Cano de la Fuente was born on 3 October 1955 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor and production manager, known for Ultra Warrior (1990), La fuga del chacal (1987) and Reportaje a la muerte (1993). He was married to Patricia Frayssinet. He died on 23 December 2015 in Lima, Peru.

Orlando Sacha was born in 1929 in Argentina. He was an actor, known for Ultra Warrior (1990), María Rosa, búscame una esposa (2000) and Crime Zone (1988). He was married to Elvira De La Puente. He died in 2001 in Lima, Peru.

Paul Hittscher was an actor, known for Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Burden of Dreams (1982). He died on 16 February 1992 in Iquitos, Peru.

John Peel was born on 30 August 1939 in Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Goodies (1970), Five Seconds to Spare (2000) and Wild About Harry (2000). He was married to Sheila Mary Gilhooly and Shirley Anne Milburn. He died on 25 October 2004 in Cuzco, Peru.

Armando Robles Godoy was born on 7 February 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Green Wall (1969), Mirage (1972) and No Stars in the Jungle (1967). He died on 10 August 2010 in Lima, Peru.

Aristóteles Picho was born in 1957 in Huancayo, Peru. He was an actor and director, known for Proof of Life (2000), Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999) and Besando a tu papá (2005). He died on 21 December 2013 in Lima, Peru.

Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez was an actor, known for Fitzcarraldo (1982), Bride of the Orient (1989) and Burden of Dreams (1982). He died on 27 April 2019 in Peru.

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz was born on 13 February 1969 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor and composer, known for Tinta roja (2000), Talk Show (2006) and Pataclaun (1997). He was married to Cynthia Martinez. He died on 28 December 2023 in Lima, Peru.

Ismael Contreras was an actor, known for Dos Hermanas (2020), Los Vílchez (2019) and Vidas paralelas (2008). He died on 23 January 2022 in Lima, Peru.

Ernesto Cabrejos was born on 4 February 1939 in Chiclayo, Peru. He was an actor, known for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), María Emilia: Querida (1999) and Ojos que no ven (2003). He was married to Patricia. He died on 11 May 2014 in Lima, Peru.

Óscar Catacora was born on 18 August 1987 in Acora, Peru. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Eternity (2017), Yana-Wara (2023) and El sendero del chulo (2008). He died on 26 November 2021 in Puno, Collao, Peru.

Carlos Tuccio was an actor, known for El tesoro de Atahualpa (1968), Milagros (2000) and Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999). He died on 20 March 2022 in Lima, Peru.

Ana María Martínez was born in Peru. She was an actress and production manager, known for Playa salvaje (1997), Adrenalina (1996) and Cerro Alegre (1999). She was married to Fernando De Soria. She died on 19 April 2022 in Lima, Peru.

José Enrique Crousillat was born on 3 December 1932 in Peru. He was a producer, known for La Zulianita (1976), Pobre diabla (2000) and El magnate (1990). He died on 21 February 2021 in Lima, Peru.

Randy Rupp was born on 25 November 1959 in Bryan, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Evil Ambitions (1996), Bloodletting (1997) and Zombie Cult Massacre (1998). He died on 30 July 2008 in Peru, Indiana, USA.

Élide Brero was born on 1 January 1922 in Lima, Peru. She was an actress, known for Reportaje a la muerte (1993), Caídos del cielo (1990) and Isabella (1999). She was married to Aldo Brero. She died on 1 July 2021 in Lima, Peru.

Juan Velasco Alvarado was born on 16 June 1910 in Piura, Peru. He died on 24 December 1977 in Lima, Peru.

Sofía Rocha was born on 4 October 1967 in Lima, Peru. She was an actress, known for Los de Arriba y los de Abajo (1994), Maligno (2016) and El acuarelista (2008). She died on 25 March 2019 in Lima, Peru.