Velarde, Hector
Dashingly handsome goofyfoot surfer and paddler from Lima, Peru. Velarde was born (1941) and raised in Lima, the son of a wealthy fishmeal-producing family, and began surfing in 1956, at Miraflores. He proved to be not only a gifted rider in big and small waves, but a born entertainer as well, able to dazzle onlookers by gripping the rails of his board and pressing up into a perfect toes-pointed h...
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Hector Velarde, 1967. Photo: Jose Antonio de LavelleSubscribe to view
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Hector Velarde clowning around in Lima, 1961. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
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Hector Velarde
Hector Velarde, 1967. Photo: Jose Antonio de Lavelle
Hector Velarde
Hector Velarde clowning around in Lima, 1961. Photo: John Severson
Hector Velarde, 1965
Hector Velarde, 1967