Luis Miguel
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Luis Miguel (born April 19, 1970) is a Mexican singer who is popular throughout the Hispanic world, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is nicknamed "El Sol de Mexico" (The Mexican Sun).
Luis Miguel's parents had both worked in the entertainment business; his Italian mother, Marcela Basteri, an actress, and his Puerto Rican father, Luisito Rey, a famous guitarist.
Miguel's career commenced at age 11 when the young Miguel was spotted performing at a birthday party in Veracruz by a Mexican record executive, and was promptly given a record deal. He rapidly became a teen idol.
Later developing a more sophisticated image modelled on singers such as Julio Iglesias and Frank Sinatra, Miguel began singing less pop-orientated material, and went on to make a highly successful career as an adult singer, making many recordings and performing in numerous countries. His 1991 album Romance, a collection of Latin boleros, became the first ever gold-selling Spanish language album in the United States. Miguel also sang "Come Fly With Me" with Sinatra on the latter's 1993 all-star collection, Duets.
In 1984, Miguel co-starred in the films Ya Nunca Más and Fiebre de Amor, and also contributed on the soundtracks.
External links
- Biography of Luis Miguel (http://www.luismiguel.net/biography.html) (on Luismiguel.net)
- Biography and discography (http://www.theiceberg.com/artist/8450/luis_miguel.html) (theiceberg.com)es:Luis Miguel