Peret: The King of the Gipsy Rumba
Mar 22, 2019 | IMDB 8
94 min Watch NowDocumentary, History, Music
An account of the personal and artistic life of the Spanish singer Peret (1935-2014), the artist who imaginatively mixed various musical styles, such as mambo, tanguillo and rock, to create the gypsy rumba. An epic adventure, from a humble neighborhood of Barcelona to the biggest stages of the world.
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