79
Age
15
Movies
3
TV Shows
7.3
Rating
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, joining 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.
79
Died at
15
Movies
3
TV Shows
7.3
Avg Rating
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, joining 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.
El convidat
2010
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, joining 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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 24, 1935
Died
August 27, 2014
Birthplace
Mataró, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Also Known As
Los Tarantos
1963
El taxi de los conflictos
1969
¡Qué cosas tiene el amor!
1973
El mesón del gitano
1970
Killer Housewives
2001
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa
1971
Un día después de agosto
1968
Si Fulano fuese Mengano
1971
Amor a todo gas
1969
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
2019
El ventilador. Una història de rumba
2023
Petitet
2018
Rumba Tres, de ida y vuelta
2016
¡Cuchíbiri, cuchíbiri! La rumba de Peret
2013
Peret i l’origen de la rumba catalana
2016
