Pedrito Rico

He immediately won the favor of the public, which gave him the alias of "El Ángel de España", which subsequently served as title to one of his films.

However, none of this prevented him from filling the theaters where he appeared or that his performances and his songs were the object of great acclaim, as well as positive journalistic reviews of entertainment.

Being a homosexual—at that time he maintained a relationship with Miguel de Mairena—he suffered serious problems during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Barcelona, where he was frequently harassed and detained,[2] a situation that forced him to move to America, a continent in which he had an assured triumph.

It is said that he was one of the pioneers of the Spanish song, of which he recorded several dozen albums, with hits such as La Campanera, Dos Cruces and Mi Escapulario.

The ardent chapel, after the arrival of his mortal remains, was installed in the headquarters of the local Assembly of The Red Cross, as his house was insufficient to receive the testimony of pain from his friends and admirers.