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.
Peret Biography / Wiki
| Name | Peret |
| Also Know | Pedro Pubill Calaf, Pere Pubill i Calaf |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Mataró, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain |
| Date of Birth | 1935-03-24 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 79 |
| Deathday | 2014-08-27 |
Peret Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Amor a todo gas | Self | 1969-09-05 | … |
| Si Fulano fuese Mengano | Raúl Arévalo / Miguel GarcÃa | 1971-01-01 | Raúl Arévalo and Miguel GarcÃa seem like a drop of water to another, but there the similarity ends. Raul is a famous singer, womanizer, despotic, c… |
| A mà las mujeres ni fu ni fa | Pedro | 1971-07-01 | Pedro is a famous singer who fall in love with a psychiatrist girlfriend, he decides to attend to the doctor with the story that he does not like wome… |
| ¡Qué cosas tiene el amor! | Peret / Antonio | 1973-04-02 | … |
| El mesón del gitano | Peret | 1970-02-24 | The young gypsy Peret and his friend Fidel are owners of an inn frequented by tourists. Peret orders the expansion of the business to a young decorato… |
| Peret i l’origen de la rumba catalana | Himself | 2019-03-28 | … |
| ¡CuchÃbiri, cuchÃbiri! La rumba de Peret | 2013-12-01 | ‘¡CuchÃbiri cuchÃbiri!’ is the story of the Catalan rumba. Created by Catalan gypsies, this documentary is narrated by its very creator: Peret, who… | |
| Rumba Tres, de ida y vuelta | 2016-04-22 | … | |
| Un dÃa después de agosto | Guitarist | 1968-02-05 | … |
| Killer Housewives | Cura | 2001-08-24 | In Madrid, Azu’s husband Filipe is smug and boorish, but it’s his money she slips to family members constantly in need of cash and that she uses to bu… |
| Petitet | Himself (archive footage) | 2018-06-08 | Joan Ximénez el Petitet is a Catalan gypsy who pursues a dream. A former musician now —a percussionist, son of Ramón el Huesos who worked with the… |
| Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba | Himself – Singer (archive footage) | 2019-03-22 | An account of the personal and artistic life of the Spanish singer Peret (1935-2014), the artist who imaginatively mixed various musical styles, such … |
| El taxi de los conflictos | El bÃgamo | 1969-04-16 | Musical. Thaddeus (Juanjo Menéndez) is a taxi driver who is about to experience a busy work day. Throughout the day you climb into his cab heteogéne… |
Sound
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Si Fulano fuese Mengano | Music | 1971-01-01 | Raúl Arévalo and Miguel GarcÃa seem like a drop of water to another, but there the similarity ends. Raul is a famous singer, womanizer, despotic, c… |
| Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba | Music | 2019-03-22 | An account of the personal and artistic life of the Spanish singer Peret (1935-2014), the artist who imaginatively mixed various musical styles, such … |
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