He dreamed of becoming a professional goalkeeper or diplomat before a serious car accident on the eve of his 20th birthday reshuffled the cards of his fate. Nailed to the bed for nearly two years, Julio Iglesias wakes up to music during his rehab. In July 1968, at the age of 24, she won Spain’s most popular singing competition with her first title, “La vida sigue igual”. After conquering the Old Continent, the singer with smoldering eyes set out to attack the Pacific and Latin America, performing in particular in Pinochet’s Chile, then in the United States…
He is the best selling Latin singer in the world. Julio Iglesias, admired by women, is a phenomenon. This documentary paints a contrasting portrait of the singer. It evokes his accident, his achievements, his immense popularity, but it also points to his infidelities, machismo and opportunism: in 1977, this Chile, ruled with an iron fist by General Pinochet, performed at the Santiago stadium.
Julio Iglesias, love, glory and songs: Wednesday 21 December at 22:50 Arte
HACENE CHOUCHAOUI
Source: Programme Television
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