Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-03-24
Day of Death
2014-08-27
Place of Birth
MatarĂł, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Peret
Biography
Pedro Pubill Calaf, better known as Peret, was a Spanish Romani singer, guitar player, composer and actor, called the King of Catalanâ Rumba. Known for his 1971 single âBorriquito,â Peret represented Spain at the Eurovisionâ Songâ Contestâ 1974 with the song âCantaâ yâ sĂ©â feliz.â In 1982, Peret withdrew from the music industry, joining the Iglesia EvangĂ©lica de Filadelfia, a large religious community of the Spanish gypsies, devoting himself in the following years exclusively to preaching and other religious activities. After leaving the church in 1991, he resumed his music activity and recorded new albums. In 1992, he sang at the Barcelona Olympic Games during the closing ceremonies. Peret died in Barcelona in 2014 from lungâ cancer, aged 79.
Filmography (15)
El ventilador. Una histĂČria de rumba
2023
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
2019
Petitet
2018
Rumba Tres, de ida y vuelta
2016
Peret i lâorigen de la rumba catalana
2016
ÂĄCuchĂbiri, cuchĂbiri! La rumba de Peret
2013
Killer Housewives
2001
¥Qué cosas tiene el amor!
1973
A mĂ las mujeres ni fu ni fa
1971
Si Fulano fuese Mengano
1971
El mesĂłn del gitano
1970
Amor a todo gas
1969
El taxi de los conflictos
1969
Un dĂa despuĂ©s de agosto
1968