Raphael

Raphael

Born: May 5, 1943
in Linares, Spain
Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez, simply referred to as Raphael, is a Spanish singer and television, film and theater actor. Raphael is recognized as one of the most successful Spanish singers in the world. He is nicknamed both El Ruiseñor de Linares, El Divo de Linares and El Niño. His family moved to Madrid when he was nine months old, and he started singing when he was just three. He joined a children's choir at age four. When he was nine, he was recognized as the best child voice in Europe at a contest in Salzburg, Austria. His two idols were US singer Elvis Presley and French diva Edith Piaf. He began his professional career by singing with the Dutch record label Philips. He adopted his own peculiar singing style from the beginning; he is known for acting each one of his songs while on stage, emphasizing his gestures with high dramatic effect. It is not unusual for him to ad lib lyrics as to localize a song depending on the venue he's singing at. He also possesses a wide vocal range, which he often used in the beginning of his career as to evoke a choirboy approach to some songs. When he was nineteen, he won first, second and third awards at the famous Benidorm International Song Festival, Spain, in 1962 and 1963. After a brief relation with Barclay record label, he signed a contract with Hispavox recording company, and began a long artistic relationship with the musical director of this label, the late, talented Argentinian orchestrator Waldo de los Ríos and intensify the partnership with outstanding Spanish songwriter Manuel Alejandro.

Movies for Raphael...

Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Title: Homenaje María Teresa Campos
Released: January 5, 2024
Type: Movie
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Raphael, de tanta gente
Title: Raphael, de tanta gente
Character: Self
Released: December 25, 2022
Type: Movie
Raphael performs some of his greatest hits and songs from his newest album alongside artists such as Pablo López, Nathy Peluso, Mónica Naranjo, Ricardo Montaner, Guitarricadelafuente, Fredi Leis, Israel Fernández, and Ana Mena.
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Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Title: Carlos Rivera: leyendas
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2022
Type: Movie
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Cruce de caminos
Title: Cruce de caminos
Character: Self
Released: March 20, 2022
Type: Movie
An account of the life and work of the singer and songwriter Miguel Ríos, pioneer and true icon of Spanish rock music.
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Raphaelismo
Title: Raphaelismo
Character: Self
Released: January 13, 2022
Type: Movie
Raphael is one of the most prolific, followed & adored spanish artists in the world. This documentary takes us across his childhood, early years, his home & family, glory, transplant and reinvention as singer & actor in 60 yrs of legacy.
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Title: B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón
Character: Self - Invitado
Released: June 2, 2021
Type: TV
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Raphael: desde Rusia con amor
Title: Raphael: desde Rusia con amor
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2021
Type: Movie
The fantastic story of how in 1970 the Spanish singer Raphael became a renowned artist in the Soviet Union, where he held concerts that attracted huge crowds, despite the Cold War and the systematic veto that the authorities normally imposed on artists from the other side of the implacable Iron Curtain.
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Title: Tierra de talento
Character: Self - Invitado
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Prodigios
Character: Self - Actuación
Released: March 23, 2019
Type: TV
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Ven a mi casa esta Navidad
Title: Ven a mi casa esta Navidad
Character: Self
Released: December 24, 2015
Type: Movie
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My Big Night
Title: My Big Night
Character: Alphonso
Released: October 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Coslada, near Madrid, Spain, October 2015. Hundreds of extras are trapped in a huge stage where they pretend with hysterical joy that they are celebrating a party that will be broadcast on television on New Year's Eve. But more than a week later, the clash between several staff members threatens to prolong indefinitely such a maddening nightmare.
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Title: Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 27, 2013
Type: TV
Cachitos de hierro y cromo is a Spanish musical-themed documentary program, directed by Jero Rodríguez and hosted by Virginia Díaz. It is an unapologetic musical display of RTVE's sound legacy in the form of performances on the set of programs such as 'Aplauso', 'Galas del Sábado', 'Mapa Sonoro', 'Zona Franca' or 'Los Conciertos de Radio 3'. For nearly 60 years, artists and other specimens have stormed viewers' screens. The result is a polyphony of images and memories that includes everything from James Brown to Camela, from Perales to REM, from Gabinete to Violent Femmes. And so all the time. Our secret weapon has been the historical archive of TVE, the repository of Spanish collective memory for more than half a century.
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Title: The Voice Spain
Character: Self - Asesor
Released: September 19, 2012
Type: TV
La Voz is a Spanish reality talent show that premiered on 19 September 2012 on Telecinco. It is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the original Dutch television program The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the audition. The series is hosted by Jesús Vázquez, with Tania Llasera as social media correspondent. The original judging panel consisted of David Bisbal, Rosario Flores, Malú and Melendi as the four coaches. In the second season, Antonio Orozco replaced Melendi.
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Title: Mentiras verdaderas
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 2011
Type: TV
Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.
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The Last Circus
Title: The Last Circus
Character: Raphael (voice) (uncredited)
Released: December 17, 2010
Type: Movie
A trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
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Raphael: 50 años después - En directo y al completo
Title: Raphael: 50 años después - En directo y al completo
Character: Self
Released: May 7, 2009
Type: Movie
Performed at Las Ventas Spain, In celebration of Raphael's 50th anniversary as a performer, this comprehensive collection offers incredible videos from throughout his career. The vaunted Spanish singer and actor first hit the stage as a toddler, and has since played with the biggest Latin artists such as Juanes, Rocio Jurado, Miguel Bose, and many more. 50 ANOS DESPUES features 18 hits including "A Mia Minera," "Cantares," and "Adoro."
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Title: Sabias a lo que venías
Character: Self
Released: April 10, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: El hormiguero
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
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Title: El hormiguero
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
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Todo melódicos
Title: Todo melódicos
Character: Self
Released: July 18, 2006
Type: Movie
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Title: Operación triunfo
Character: Self - Invitado
Released: October 22, 2001
Type: TV
Reality-show talent contest aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their paces by getting them to sing a variety of cover versions of popular songs, with tutoring from various professionals.
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Title: Viva el lunes
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: Siempre lunes
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 8, 1988
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: (Song/Variety Album & Original Song of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Ritmo, amor y primavera
Title: Ritmo, amor y primavera
Character: Raphael
Released: January 29, 1981
Type: Movie
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Execution: A Story of Mary
Title: Execution: A Story of Mary
Released: February 27, 1979
Type: Movie
A German short film
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Rafael en Raphael
Title: Rafael en Raphael
Character: Self
Released: March 28, 1975
Type: Movie
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Volveré a nacer
Title: Volveré a nacer
Character: Álex
Released: September 27, 1973
Type: Movie
Mónica, the manager and wife of singer Álex, plans a publicity stunt that goes awry. When her husband shoots a rival singer with a gun supposedly filled with blanks, the singer is killed with live ammo. Álex and Mónica then goes into hiding while trying to find out who set them up.
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Sin un adiós
Title: Sin un adiós
Character: Mario Leiva
Released: September 17, 1970
Type: Movie
Mario Leyva, famous singer in full glory harassed every day more for his "fans", takes the life that they allow him, dedicated to his art and directed professionally by his "manager". His popularity makes him be mixed in the advertising of a brand of cigarettes by advertising phrases that repeat themselves in all the languages.
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The Angel
Title: The Angel
Character: El ángel
Released: October 20, 1969
Type: Movie
A Spanish singer, known as "El Ángel", owner of a nightclub, lives a double life as an expert in alarms for gangs of thieves. In his last robbery, he betrays his partners, and his lover is kidnapped and he is blackmailed. Thinking that she has betrayed him, he abandons her to her fate. Finally, she committed suicide. El Ángel reconsiders his life and decides to become a monk. But his former life will meet him within the walls of the monastery.
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El golfo
Title: El golfo
Character: Pancho
Released: October 17, 1969
Type: Movie
Tired of the monotony of her work, Mary O'Hara, executive of an important American company, travels to Acapulco for a few days in search of love and adventure. On the beach, her high hopes fade, since she only meets unscrupulous playboys. She declines all offers she gets until she meets Pancho el Golfo, a young man who makes a living as he can.
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Let Them Talk
Title: Let Them Talk
Character: Pablo
Released: April 14, 1968
Type: Movie
Raphael plays a singer who searches for his classical pianist brother in Buenos Aires, with the brother eventually revealed playing in the squalid bar.
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Al ponerse el sol
Title: Al ponerse el sol
Character: David Alonso
Released: October 9, 1967
Type: Movie
A famous singer and actor is at the peak of his career but fatigue, stress and harassment of the media makes feel unbalanced. His star began to fall rapidly and so goes into a clinic to cure his pain. Coming out, away from his audience, will spend some time at a house that is in the North, to the seashore. There he feels haunted by the story of characters who have lived in a nearby house, in one of which identifies his former secretary.
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When You Are Not Here
Title: When You Are Not Here
Character: Raphael
Released: December 12, 1966
Type: Movie
The film is slightly autobiographical, Raphael is trying to find fame and fortune as a popular singer in Spain until he teams up with an up and coming Spanish composer which helps him become a popular singer in Spain.
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Title: Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: February 14, 1963
Type: TV
A yearly musical contest organized by the municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile which takes place during the last week of February at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater since February 21, 1960.
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The Twins
Title: The Twins
Character: Raphael
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Twins separated at birth are reunited 12 years later.
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Title: Where the road ends
Character: Manuel
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
A Mexican telenovela directed by Antulio Jiménez Pons for Canal de las Estrellas in 1978.