Manuel Alejandro

Manuel Álvarez-Beigbeder Pérez (born 20 February 1933),^[1][2] better known as Manuel Alejandro, is a Spanish composer. He is known for writing Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Nino Bravo, Julio Iglesias,^[3]Raphael, Hernaldo Zúñiga, José José,^[4] José Luis Rodríguez,^[5] Emmanuel,^[6] Enrique Guzmán, Isabel Pantoja, Rocío Jurado, Rudy Marquez, and Jeanette, among many others. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.