Peret
Actor
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.
Filmography
Los Tarantos
as Guitarist 1963
Petitet
as Himself (archive footage) 2018
El taxi de los conflictos
as El bígamo 1969
Amor a todo gas
as Self 1969
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa
as Pedro 1971
Si Fulano fuese Mengano
as Raúl Arévalo / Miguel García 1971
¡Qué cosas tiene el amor!
as Peret / Antonio 1973
El mesón del gitano
as Peret 1970
Peret i l’origen de la rumba catalana
as Himself 2016
Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
as Self - Singer (archive footage) 2019
Rumba Tres, de ida y vuelta
as Self 2016
El ventilador. Una història de rumba
as Self (archive footage) 2023
Un día después de agosto
as Guitarist 1968