Peret
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-03-24 in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Died
2014-08-27
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, 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.
Most Known For
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Contestant
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
as Self (archive footage)
El convidat
as Self
Petitet
as Himself (archive footage)
Amor a todo gas
as Self
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa
as Pedro
Killer Housewives
as Cura
¡Qué cosas tiene el amor!
as Peret / Antonio
Los Tarantos
as Guitarist
Un día después de agosto
as Guitarist
El mesón del gitano
as Peret
El taxi de los conflictos
as El bígamo
Si Fulano fuese Mengano
as Raúl Arévalo / Miguel García
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
El ventilador. Una història de rumba
as Self (archive footage)
Peret i l’origen de la rumba catalana
as Himself
Rumba Tres, de ida y vuelta
as Self
