79
Age
15
Movies
3
TV Shows
6.4
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
6.4
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.
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
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
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa
1971
Amor a todo gas
1969
Killer Housewives
2001
Los Tarantos
1963
Peret i l’origen de la rumba catalana
2016
Si Fulano fuese Mengano
1971
Un día después de agosto
1968
¡Cuchíbiri, cuchíbiri! La rumba de Peret
2013
Rumba Tres, de ida y vuelta
2016
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
2019
Petitet
2018
El mesón del gitano
1970
¡Qué cosas tiene el amor!
1973
El ventilador. Una història de rumba
2023
El taxi de los conflictos
1969