Few Spanish singers and composers have achieved such success Joseph Louis Perales. Since he has sold more than 50 million records after him and more than 500 songs registered in SGAE (General Society of Authors of Spain), that singer from Cuenca continues to be one of the most loved… and “sung”!
We owe it to them as a theme ‘Why are you leaving?’ Jeanette, Sailor of the Lights, Isabella Pantoja, or, of course, The Ship Called Liberty.which he himself sang. But, after several decades of a successful career, in 2019 Perales decided to put the goals of his life and quietly enjoy his well-earned fortune. Little did he know that the global pandemic would complicate his retirement plans, forcing him to delay on the last tour, ‘Ballads for farewell’;.
This finally happened in 2022, and it took him to various places in our country, as well as in Latin America, where he was also the idol of the masses.
A quiet life with a happy family
Although one of our most famous singers; Joseph Louis Perales He was always in the spotlight of life, the spotlight of life. In 1977 he married Manuela Vargas, with whom he is still happy today.
Jose Luis Perales and Manuela Vargas, on their wedding day.
From that union they were born two children, Maria and Pablo, raised in the shadow of their father’s great fameand today Perales is now the wife of the grandfather of a granddaughter named Manuela.
Maria Luis, daughter of Joseph Perales; He is an interior designer, and Paul was the only one who followed in his father’s footsteps, and now he is a music producer and has his company, Tom Music.
The great passion of Joseph Luis Perales: archaeology
“If I hadn’t been a musician, I’d have been an archaeologist,” the singer once said. And he said and he did. It was a few years before his public retirement, when he had already slowed down his hectic activities; Joseph Luis Perales took part in the archaeological excavations in his native Cuenca..
Singer partner in 2019 the relief of the figurative mosaic of Noheda; one of the largest in the world with more than 300 square meters. It is an artistic work from the 4th century, at that time, only 5% of the entire universe was brought to light.
“I am completely moved by this,” the singer confessed to the SER chain, declaring with great respect that he is not an archaeologist, that he is just “an admirer of beauty in all fields.” “I could not miss this miracle 30 kilometers from my town. They are very generous with me if I have to work here.” it is added.
