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{{Nickname}} {{Rhere|Quechua Indian Porter|[[Quechua Indian Porter (disambiguation)|other uses]]}} {{Infobox Character |character name = Peruvian Porter |image = [[File:PeruvianPorter.jpg|250px]] |gender = Male<ref name="RotLA">''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''</ref> |nationality = {{Nat-Peru}}<ref name="RotLA" /> {{C|[[Quechua (people)|Quechua]]}}<ref>''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook]]''</ref> |profession = Porter<ref name="RotLA" /> |allegiances = [[Indiana Jones]]<ref name="RotLA" /> }} The '''Peruvian Porter''', an [[American Indian|indigenous]] [[Quechua (people)|Quechua]], was part of the group who accompanied [[United States of America|American]] [[archaeologist]] [[Indiana Jones]] on his [[1936]] expedition to find the [[Chachapoyan Fertility Idol]] in [[Peru]], [[South America]]. == Biography == The [[Peru]]vian porter was an [[American Indian|indigenous]] [[Quechua (people)|Quechua]] and spoke [[Quechua|that language]] fluently.<ref>[[Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (junior novelization)|''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' junior novelization]] states that the five other men who accompanied [[Indiana Jones]] to the [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]] besides [[Satipo]] and [[Barranca]] were indigenous [[Quechua (people)|Quechua]]ns.</ref> In [[1936]], he was hired along with four other porters and [[Spain|Spanish]] Peruvians [[Satipo]] and [[Barranca]] to assist [[United States of America|American]] [[archaeologist]] [[Indiana Jones]] as he sought out the [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]], which was said to be resting place of a legendary [[Chachapoyan Fertility Idol|golden idol]].<ref name="RotLA" /> Despite his superstitions surrounding a temple curse, the Peruvian porter and his counterparts accompanied Jones along with his treacherous guides. Their fears seemed to irritate Barranca, who treated them harshly to the point that they had Jones' sympathies.<ref name="RotLA Novel">[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (novel)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' novel]]</ref> When they came within sight of [[Mount Shubet]], the porter assisted Barranca in tying two [[mule]]s to a tree, before taking the lead of the group and pressing forwards. However, after clearing away some brush around an eight-foot tall [[Chachapoyan]] statue, the porter was scared away by the demonic idol,<ref name="RotLA" /> and the nesting animals that flew out of it chased him back into the jungle.<ref name="IJ:TUG">''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> By running away with his fellow porters, the man wasn't present when the [[Hovitos]] led by [[René Emile Belloq]] arrived, sparing him from the certain death that awaited Barranca.<ref name="RotLA" /> Over [[1957|twenty years later]], Jones and the porter had a fleeting reunion in [[Nazca]] as the archaeologist, preoccupied talking to [[Mutt Williams]] on their search for the [[Nazca sanatorium|the sanatorium]] where [[Harold Oxley]] had been committed, walked past the Peruvian who had his attention on a garland of chilies in the busy marketplace.<ref name="IJatKotCS">''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''</ref> == Behind the scenes == [[File:PeruvianPorter57.jpg|thumb|The Peruvian Porter in Nazca in [[1957]].]] The Peruvian Porter was portrayed by actor and stuntman [[Ted Grossman]] in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.<ref name="RotLA" /> After providing stunts for ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''</ref> and playing the [[Deputy Sheriff]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'',<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]''</ref> Grossman returned for stunts in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' where, in an uncredited cameo, he also reprised his role as the porter as one of the locals populating the [[Nazca]] market that [[Indiana Jones]] and [[Mutt Williams]] walk through on their way to [[Nazca sanatorium|the sanatorium]].<ref name="IJatKotCS" /> In [[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s [[Raiders of the Lost Ark script development|first draft]] of ''Raiders'', the [[American Indian|native]] porters are specified to be [[Yagua people|Yahua]].<ref>''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' [[Raiders of the Lost Ark script development|first draft]]</ref> [[Ryder Windham]]'s [[Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (junior novelization)|junior novelization]] confirms the porter and his fellows to be indigenous [[Quechua (people)|Quechua]]ns.<ref>[[Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (junior novelization)|''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' junior novelization]]</ref> == Appearances == *[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (novel)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' novel]] {{Fa}} *''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' *[[Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (junior novelization)|''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' junior novelization]] *''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' == Sources == * {{LF|url=news/real-indiana-jones-curiosity-creativity/|text=The Real Indiana Jones: Curiosity & Creativity}} == Notes and references == {{Reflist}} [[ja:ペルー人のポーター]] [[Category:Characters alive when last seen]] [[Category:Characters appearing in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]] [[Category:Characters appearing in Raiders of the Lost Ark]] [[Category:Peruvians]]
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