Peret

Born: 1935-03-24

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.


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Killer Housewives

as Cura
Released: 2001-08-24

In Madrid, Azu's husband Filipe is smug and boorish, but it's his money she slips to family...

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¡Qué cosas tiene el amor!

as Peret / Antonio
Released: 1973-04-02

The Loinaz siblings live off petty theft in refined environments. When they find out that Peret...

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Amor a todo gas

as Self
Released: 1969-09-05

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A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa

as Pedro
Released: 1971-07-01

Pedro is a famous singer who fall in love with a psychiatrist girlfriend, he decides to attend...

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Si Fulano fuese Mengano

as Raúl Arévalo / Miguel García
Released: 1971-01-01

Raúl Arévalo and Miguel García seem like a drop of water to another, but there the similarity...

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El taxi de los conflictos

as El bígamo
Released: 1969-04-16

Musical. Thaddeus (Juanjo Menéndez) is a taxi driver who is about to experience a busy work day....

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Petitet

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2018-06-08

Joan Ximénez el Petitet is a Catalan gypsy who pursues a dream. A former musician now —a...

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Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba

as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Released: 2019-03-22

An account of the personal and artistic life of the Spanish singer Peret (1935-2014), the artist...

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Peret i l'origen de la rumba catalana

as Himself
Released: 2019-03-28

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Un día después de agosto

as Guitarist
Released: 1968-02-05

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El mesón del gitano

as Peret
Released: 1970-02-24

The young gypsy Peret and his friend Fidel are owners of an inn frequented by tourists. Peret...

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¡Cuchíbiri, cuchíbiri! La rumba de Peret

as uncredited
Released: 2013-12-01

'¡Cuchíbiri cuchíbiri!' is the story of the Catalan rumba. Created by Catalan gypsies, this...

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Cachitos de hierro y cromo

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2013-10-27

Cachitos de hierro y cromo is a Spanish musical-themed documentary program, directed by Jero...

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