Bogota Stuff: Famous People

Santiago Giraldo: Since turning professional in 2006, Santiago Giraldo has competed in lower events at Buenos Aries, Bogotá and Asuncion. He reached the final at Bogotá in October 2007 but he lost out in straight sets. Giraldo reached his first Grand Slam main draw at the 2007 French Open, where he lost to Novak Djoković.

Santiago played in his first major non-Grand Slam singles tournament on 12–15 March 2008, the Masters Series Pacific Life Open, where he lost to then World No. 2 Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3, in the second round.[1] He beat Werner Eschauer in the firs

t round after coming through two rounds of qualifying. Giraldo then qualified for the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, where he lost in round 1. He played in the 2008 French Open after the withdrawal of home-favourite Richard Gasquet through injury, but he lost in the first round against Florent Serra of France.

He qualified for the 2009 French Open, but lost to Denis Istomin in the first round.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Giraldo

Alex Campos:Born September 10, 1976 in Bogota, Colombia is one of the top C

hristian singers in all of Latin America. He is the lead singer in his group called Mision Vida.[1] He was nominated in the Christian music soloist or group category of the Premios la Gente (Latin Music and Sports Awards) in 2004.

http://www.alexcampos.com.co/principal.html

Julio Sanches Cristo: is a Colombian radio personality best known for his morning news, radioshow and variety show in the Spanish owned broadcasting station W Radio. The show is currently syndicated by different stations in the United States, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Spain.

Sánchez has worked in most of major mass media and is widely recognized as one of the most important journalists in Colombia. He is regarded as a keen interviewer and has been awa

rded all the journalism awards granted in Colombia.

Sánchez stands as the lead-in interviewer in many investigative pieces during broadcasting and then hands out to other lower profile journalists which might be the ones fully developing the stories. W Radio in Colombia and most media in particular have become the last resort for many citizens to expose abuse by different sectors of society, they might include the government, authorities and private individuals that take advantage of people with less resources. Sanchez in particular is willing to confront individuals whose actions are under moral or social scrutiny.

Mr. Sánchez is an admirer of the American culture and devotes a great part of his show talking about different aspects of ongoing events that take place in the United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_S%C3%A1nchez_Cristo

German Vargas Lleras:Bogotá Colombia (born February 19, 1962) is a Colombian politician currently running for president of his country for the 2010–2014 term of office. Since 1994 –when he was elected Senator for the first time, he has served four consecutive terms. In the 2006 race he became the Senator elected with the highest number of ballots. Currently he is the chairman of the Partido Cambio Radical (Radical Change Party).

He graduated from university at the law faculty of the Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, where he got his law degree. He then went to Spain to get his Ph.D in Government and Political Science at the Instituto Ortega y Gasset (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). The former Senator comes from one of the most traditional political families in the country. He is a grandson of President Carlos Lleras Restrepo and a nephew of the ex-presidential candidate Carlos Lleras de la Fuente