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...
Subscribe or Login
Plans start at $5, cancel anytimeTrouble logging-in? Contact us.
Hector VelardeSubscribe to view
Hector Velarde, 1967. Photo: Jose Antonio de LavelleSubscribe to view
Hector VelardeSubscribe to view
Hector Velarde clowning around in Lima, 1961. Photo: John SeversonSubscribe to view
Hector Velarde, 1965Subscribe to view
Hector Velarde, 1967Subscribe to view
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/61bff1d83ac4b7dd1ad82233e4d002754bd97266-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Hector Velarde
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/411bab8025b9690216e6cb8e13b785f538e6394c-900x750.jpg?rect=0,144,900,506&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Hector Velarde, 1967. Photo: Jose Antonio de Lavelle
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/04f51edebb1a796eddfa25850541977c676fa7ed-900x712.jpg?rect=0,26,900,506&w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Hector Velarde
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/512260076d75b96bc9d7e891746a56359084c567-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Hector Velarde clowning around in Lima, 1961. Photo: John Severson
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/9071b03e47cf0836c21bb1cef4dc7cc765d6d3a8-700x394.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Hector Velarde, 1965
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/698a7d30387af39dc03c3b7c5c2e112a9fd081c0-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Hector Velarde, 1967