Overview
- Local outlet Cañete Reporta and national media detailed that a transfer on or about August 23 intended for festival executive Ángel García Manzo was mistakenly routed to Christian Wong de la Cruz.
- The S/8,000 was earmarked to cover payments to local artists, prizes for contestants, the band, and other operational costs of the Festival del Arte Negro in Cañete.
- Organizers say they tried to recover the money directly but, after failing to do so, publicized the complaint through local media.
- Lucía de la Cruz defended her son’s handling of the deposit, saying the money had been distributed to her musicians and proposing it be treated as an advance for a future performance.
- Ángel García Manzo confirmed the misdirected payment and said the funds were needed to finish paying local artists, with no confirmed repayment or legal action reported so far.