Carl Enslin or simply ‘Gringo Karl’ He gained popularity in the world of national entertainment thanks to his sentimental relationship with Katty Portella, better known as Flor de Huaraz. However, the relationship came to an end on bad terms and even the singer accused the foreigner that she would have tried to have a child, since her plan was to stay in Peru.
Perhaps, very few know the reason why the South African arrived in Peruvian lands. In fact, “Gringo Karl” was in jail before meeting the folk singer. After that, little by little he entered the show business, but everything collapsed when the disputes with the artist began and after that he was not heard from again, until in the pandemic generated by COVID-19 he resurfaced with his parenting venture bird’s. What does he currently do? Where is? We tell you here.
How did the ‘Gringo Karl’ arrive in Peru?
The ‘Gringo Karl’ was going through serious economic problems in his native country and given the situation in which he found himself, he accepted the proposal of a friend that made him end up in jail. The deal was that he would receive $10,000 to travel to South America and pick up an order in Peru. Everything was going well until the Jorge Chávez Airport was intervened by the authorities.
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When questioned by the agents, they found drugs in his luggage for which he was sentenced to two years and three months in the Sarita Colonia prison. This is how he ended up staying in Peru to later conquer the heart of Flor de Huaraz.
The end of his romance with the folk singer
In 2008, Flor de Huaraz announced her love affair with ‘Gringo Karl’. Thus, the couple married; but with the passing of the years the monotony played against them. After 10 years of being together, the singer revealed the end of their romance. The followers of both were astonished to learn the reason for their separation.
“Yes, it is true that Karl broke up with me, he left, he abandoned me. I was surprised because it happened from one moment to the next, he went to his brother Werner’s house for three days because they had operated on him for a hernia and when he came back he told me that we were no longer going, that he was going with him to help him sell hamburgers, that they were going to set up their business”.
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The South African as a quail farmer
After ending his romance with the folkloric, the ‘Gringo Karl’ fell in love again and had his first daughter. During a report issued by Al sixth day in 2021, the foreigner told what prompted him to start raising quail on the outskirts of northern Lima. “Before the quarantine he had a car ironing and painting workshop. With the arrival of the first quarantine it was no longer possible and I had quails as a hobby, so the quails saved me. I went out to sell eggs with my cart and we survived on the quail eggs. From there, I decided to do it full time,” he revealed.
The ‘Gringo Karl’ sells trout ceviche on the street
Selling quail eggs is not the only thing in which ‘Gringo Karl’ has reinvented itself, since, in a report presented by Magaly TV, the firm, the foreigner sells trout ceviche on the road on the way to Canta. In addition, he stressed that his little daughter motivates him to continue. “A love that I have never felt before. My beautiful princess for life. I have 10 times more desire to live.
On the other hand, the South African stopped raising quail because he did not give enough to cover his expenses. “The sale of quail eggs does not provide enough to satisfy our needs. The farm was transferred to Huachipa, I sell eggs from my house. I need more time to take care of my daughter,” he pointed out.