Biography
Pedro Pubill Calaf, better known as Peret, was a Spanish Romani singer, guitar player, composer and actor, called the King of Catalan Rumba. Known for his 1971 single “Borriquito,” Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song “Canta y sé feliz.” In 1982, Peret withdrew from the music industry, ing the Iglesia Evangélica 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 lung cancer, aged 79.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
self 9
TV Shows 1
El ventilador. Una història de rumba (2023)
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba (2019)
Petitet (2018)
Peret i l’origen de la rumba catalana (2016)
Cachitos de hierro y cromo (2013)
Alma gitana (1996)
Si Fulano fuese Mengano (1971)
El taxi de los conflictos (1969)
Un día después de agosto (1968)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-03-24
Deathday
2014-08-27 (79 years old)
Birth Name
Pere Pubill i Calaf
Birth Place
Mataró, Spain
Citizenships
Spain
Also Known As
Pedro Pubill Calaf, Pere Pubill i Calaf
Awards
Saint George's Cross
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