Luis Manuel Ferri Llopis (Aielo de Malferit, 3 August 1944 – Villarrubio, Cuenca, 16 April 1973), better known by his stage name Nino Bravo, was a Spanish baroque pop and ballad singer.

At age 16 he became a fan of the famous Chilean singer Antonio Prieto, whose song, "La Novia" ("The Bride"), had become a number one hit in Spain.

[5] Ferri Llopis was later approached by a recording company to sign with their label but he declined as the projected contract would not include the entire "Los Hispánicos" band.

While Ferri Llopis was away on military duty, his empresario López befriended Miguel Siurán, a radio personality, who was impressed by Los Superson's sound and wanted to help them get a recording contract.

[10] Ferri LLopis liked the name Nino because it needed no translation, and it was Siuran who completed it with the supposed surname "Bravo" which designated his strength and enthusiasm.

[13] On 16 March 1969, at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, shortly after his album was released, Bravo sang for the first time in front of a live audience.

In 1971, Bravo recorded his second album, later posthumously released in CD format as "Puerta de amor" ("Love's Door").

[17] In 1972, Bravo released a third album, "Libre" ("Free"), which was a huge success and led to him becoming widely known in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and among the Hispanic population of the United States.

The song also ended up taking on political associations in the hispanophone world - it was popular among supporters of the Pinochet regime,[18] while other Latin American dictators of the time banned the album, including Fidel Castro.

[20] On April 16, 1973, Bravo was driving his BMW 2800 along with the Humo duo and Miguel Diurni when his car was involved in a crash about 100 km southeast of Madrid.