Miguel Bosé

by Zac JohnsonMiguel Bosé has been a force in Latin music in a career that has spanned 21 albums, roles in more than 35 films, his own television show, and work as a theatre director. With Picasso as his godfather and Ernest Hemingway among his family friends, Bosé grew up in the arts, constantly travelling from his Panama homeland to Milan, New York, London, Paris, and Madrid. He made his film debut at the age of 15, and at age 21, he began his singing career which eventually lead to international pop stardom.Between 1977 and 1982, he recorded several albums for CBS, but it wasnt until 1985 that he had his first hit with Bandido. A year later, he signed with Warner Bros., which led to more introspective LPs like Salamandra, which was overseen by producer Celso Valli (well known for with work with Eros Ramazzotti). This production was followed by XXX, Los Chicos No Lloran, and Directo 90, a live recording compiling many of the artists hits.In 1993, Bosés music moved into a more political vein with the album Bajo El Signo de Cain, which addressed such issues as Yugoslavias political turmoil, ecological concerns, and aspects of his stardom, and it ended up being his first platinum album. With an increasingly powerful international profile as a singer and actor, he released Laberinto in 1995 and went on a 125-concert tour of Spain and Latin America to support the album. During his career as an international pop star, Bosé portrayed a cross dresser in Pedro Almodovars High Heels, worked with Andy Warhol on two videos, and witnessed the banning of his video No Encuentro un Momento Pa Olvidar for its controversial sexual imagery. Defying the contemporary formula for pop success, his music has been described as a global fusion of many musical influences. At the center of his music is all the passion and expression of a Latin artist, yet Miguel Bosé has constantly incorporated more diverse musical elements than many of the genres crossover pop stars.