 They then give a summary of the play, and always end with the request for the audience to pay attention and be silent.Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo (1633-1743)

Peruvian playwright, Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo wrote four known loas for royal festivals in Peru and became well known by the 18th century.The sometimes criticism of artificial praise that comes from the form of the loa is especially evident with these royal feast performances.