About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1943-05-05
Place of birth:
Linares, Spain
Website:

Raphael

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2024 Alaska Revelada Actor Self 70
Good
2024 Waldo Actor Self 58
Average
2022 Raphael, de tanta gente Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Carlos Rivera: leyendas Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Cruce de caminos Actor Self 58
Average
2022 Raphaelismo Actor Self N/A
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2021 Raphael: desde Rusia con amor Actor Self 59
Average
2015 Ven a mi casa esta Navidad Actor Self N/A
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2015 My Big Night Actor Alphonso 57
Average
2010 The Last Circus Actor Raphael (voice) (uncredited) 62
Fair
2009 Raphael: 50 años después - En directo y al completo Actor Self N/A
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2006 Todo melódicos Actor Self N/A
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2006 Rocío Siempre Actor N/A
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1981 Ritmo, amor y primavera Actor Raphael 58
Average
1979 Execution: A Story of Mary Actor 58
Average
1975 Rafael en Raphael Actor Self N/A
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1973 Volveré a nacer Actor Álex 59
Average
1970 Sin un adiós Actor Mario Leiva 58
Average
1969 The Angel Actor El ángel 59
Average
1969 El golfo Actor Pancho 58
Average
1968 Let Them Talk Actor Pablo 58
Average
1967 Al ponerse el sol Actor David Alonso 59
Average
1966 When You Are Not Here Actor Raphael 58
Average
1963 The Twins Actor Raphael N/A
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Where the road ends Actor Manuel N/A
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Sound

2022 Los amantes Sound Music N/A
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