Retired from the stage but tanned like the first day,
Julio Iglesias
briefly made headlines again at the end of January.
The Spanish star who sang so well
Towards the border
had food confiscated at customs in the Dominican Republic.
In his luggage, 42 kilos of cherries, mushrooms, strawberries, raspberries or cherries... Enough to gain strength for the project that awaits him?
Netflix announced that he would participate, without knowing exactly how, in a series project about his life.
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A letter to convince him
“After so much speculation, books and documentaries that I didn't take part in, I decided for the first time to reveal the truth about my life to a world-renowned company like Netflix. After numerous deliberations, a very touching letter from Bela Bajaria
(General Manager in charge of the platform's content worldwide)
was finally enough to convince me that Netflix was the ideal company to develop this project
,” assured Julio. Iglesias, now 80, in a statement.
Netflix announces for its part:
“This music legend will participate for the first time in the creative process of a fiction in which he shares everything about his life and his exceptional musical trajectory.
The production, which is currently in development, traces how Julio Iglesias became the first non-English speaking star to conquer the American and Asian markets (…) »
The former Latin lover, who released his last album seven years ago, has sold 300 million records since the start of his career in 1968.
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The trajectory of Julio Iglesias, which Arte recounted in 2022 in a documentary, undoubtedly offers good narrative springs: a childhood in a Francoist family, a father victim of an ETA kidnapping, a broken career in the football, a breakthrough at 25 in music, international success, multiple affairs of the heart and difficult relationships with a son who has become almost as famous as him (but will these last chapters be mentioned?).