Peret

Pedro Pubill Calaf   24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014),Juan Puchades: Biography  from Peret's official site better known as Peret, was a Spanish gypsy singer, guitarist and composer of Catalan rumba. He was born in Mataró, Catalonia.

Peret was known for his 1971 single, Borriquito (Ariola Records).  Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001, Peret recorded and released Rey De La Rumba (King of the Rumba).

Peret died in Barcelona, Spain from lung cancer, aged 79.

References

Other websites



Category:1935 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Deaths from lung cancer
Category:Singers from Barcelona
Category:Spanish composers
Category:Spanish guitarists
Category:Musicians from Barcelona
Category:Actors from Barcelona
Category:Writers from Barcelona