(30 Aug 1995) Spanish/Nat
One of Peru's most controversial politicians has fulfilled one of her first campaign promises.
Susy Diaz - also known as the Peruvian Cicciolina - promised she would spend her first pay check in helping the poor.
And on Monday she visited one of Peru's poorest neighbourhoods to distribute the money among the residents.
National Assembly member Susy Diaz is practicing what she preached.
The former erotic dancer went to one of Lima's poorest slums to fulfill one of her campaign promises: to use the money from her first pay check to help the less fortunate.
Followed by a flock of journalists, the controversial politician gave away five-thousand soles (25-hundred US dollars) to residents of Pamplona Alta.
Each household received 100 soles (50 US dollars).
Diaz says she was shocked by the misery she's seen in Lima.
SOUNDBITE: (In Spanish)
"Yes, I promised to gave may first salary to a human cause and I chose Pamplona Alta because I was impressed by the people who live in extreme poverty. They need help and I'm leaving in peace because I could help them at least with five thousand soles. I've been going house by house giving 100 soles to help them in whatever they need."
SUPER CAPTION: Susy Diaz
The charismatic politician vowed she would stand by the less fortunate who put her in office.
And at Pamplona Alta she showed her strong will by helping a poor woman in need of medical attention for her daughter.
The mother expressed her gratitude on behalf of all the residents.
SOUNDBITE: (In Spanish)
"I thank her very much. She promised she would use her first salary to help us, especially the mothers who are needy and who have been abandoned. No one comes here to visit as she does. I'm very thankful, she's fulfilling her promises."
SUPER CAPTION: Manuela Morales, resident of Pamplona Alta
Manuela's daughter was treated immediately by doctors in a nearby hospital.
Diaz has been fiercely criticised for her open support of prostitutes, AIDS sufferers and porn stars.
But for Peru's poor, Susy Diaz is a heroine - a woman who broke from her previous profession and uses her new political power to help them.
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