Paddington Bear and My Country

I think Paddington Bear must be for Britons what as Winnie the Pooh is for Americans, but indeed he is a Peruvian fictional character created by the Englishman Michael Bond.

How could be this charming and polite little bear be the centre of all a well established system of toys and media productions? This year, we will see in on theatres the filming adaptation of the original book, A Bear Called Paddington. And the actor who was chosen for performing the role of the main character is Colin Firth.   [or you could simply say ...the actor who was chosen for the main character...]

I have heard that even this teddy bear has a statue in the Paddington station in London. It is like a symbol of the immigrants coming from a very far place, in this case the "darkest Peru".

But according to the story, his real name is not Paddington. However, he must use it because it cannot be pronounced properly in English. It sounds like Pastuso.

In Perú, we have a kind of small bear called the eye glasses bear, or ukuku in Quichwa. This animal has a kind of white circle around the eyes, and is very shy. You could see it near Machu Picchu in Cuzco when the night comes.

Very nicely written, and very interesting too!