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From child soldier to Franciscan monk
The former child soldier for the Shining Path rebels who ended up being a Franciscan monk
Respected Peruvian anthropologist Lurgio Gavilan describes his life as a child soldier for the Shining Path rebel group and his journey to becoming a Franciscan monk.
Also, Derek Amato explains how banging his head on the bottom of a swimming pool meant that he could suddenly play the piano.
And Matthew meets South African ballerina Clair Symonds who once danced for the Shah of Iran.
Image: Lurgio Gavilan (l) when he was in the Peruvian military, with a colleague and a donkey
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