Amaya, Arturo, 1958-

Arturo Amaya was born in Peru in 1958. He is the third oldest of seven children born to Isabel and Alfonso Amaya. While in Peru, Arturo Amaya studied law and established a criminal prosecuting office there. Amaya was then elected into to district attorney where he continued to work criminal cases. After visiting his brother in Las Vegas, Amaya decided to immigrate with his family to Las Vegas in 2003. In Las Vegas, Amaya is a painter by trade, but was instrumental in establishing the Peruvian Association in Las Vegas.