Manuel Alejandro

Manuel Álvarez-Beigbeder Pérez (born 20 February 1933),^[1][2] better known as Manuel Alejandro, is a Spanish composer. He is known for writing Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Nino Bravo, Julio Iglesias,^[3]Raphael, Hernaldo Zúñiga, José José,^[4] José Luis Rodríguez,^[5] Emmanuel,^[6] Enrique Guzmán, Isabel Pantoja, Rocío Jurado, Rudy Marquez, and Jeanette, among many others. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

References

1. del Amo, Carlos (20 April 1999). "Manuel Alejandro : Naci Con La Habilidad De Conectar Dos Palabras Con Una Melodia". Efe News Services (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2010.
2. de Miguel, Maurilio (1 April 2008). "Tres décadas poniendo la letra: Manuel Alejandro, galardonado por su trayectoria en los Premios de la Música". El Mundo, archived at LexisNexis (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2010.
3. Staff (22 May 1987). "International Superstar Pours 'Ancestral Energies' Into Latest Album". Associated Press, archived at LexisNexis. Retrieved 4 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. Infusino, Divina (30 August 1991). "Jose Jose is the Sinatra of Mexico". The San Diego Union-Tribune, archived at LexisNexis. Retrieved 4 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Staff (30 November 1991). "Pro Audio". Billboard, archived at LexisNexis. Retrieved 4 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. Staff (23 May 1995). "Emmanuel gains poetic rewards". Austin American-Statesman, archived at LexisNexis. Retrieved 4 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites

• Manuel Alejandro on IMDb