Luis Manuel Ferri Llopis, popularly known as Nino Bravo, died at the age of 28 in a fateful accident on April 16, 1973. The young promise of the Spanish music scene lost his life in his recently purchased white BMW 2800 L. Upon reaching a curve where a fatal accident had already taken place a few days before, the vehicle left the road and rolled over several times. The Valencian was recognized as one of the best and most influential national pop voices of the sixties and seventies and his early death did not prevent his legacy from traveling the world.
Born in Aielo de Malferit in 1944, Nino Bravo grew up in the Valencian municipality of Sagunto and from a very young age he showed a special interest in music. A faithful admirer of Luis Mariano, the Valencian was part of the trio Los Hispánicos first and then the group Los Superson, a band that managed to gain a foothold on the Valencian music scene by playing frequently at festivals and summer venues in the area.
In 1969, at the age of 25, the singer was able to present part of his repertoire at the Teatro Principal in Valencia, interpreting some of the hits of the moment. The good reviews made the Fonogram record label take an interest in him, with which he got a five-year contract. Success came soon after, in the summer of 1970, with the number one selling song "I love you, I love you", by Rafael de León and Augusto Algueró.
The seventies began coinciding with his first appearances on television programs and international festivals, such as the one in Rio de Janeiro. The song "Noelia" made her popularity soar and in 1972 she began to collaborate with José Luis Armenteros and Pablo Herreros, authors of important hits such as "Un beso y una flor" and "Libre".
When Nino Bravo made a name for himself on the international music scene, a traffic accident ended his life. After his death, news that traveled the world, his song "America, America" was number one in sales. The Fonogram record company, which never fulfilled its five-year contract with the Valencian, released a tribute album to commemorate Nino Bravo on the fiftieth anniversary of his birth.
The singer's most successful songs, among which "Libre", "A kiss and a flower", "That will be my house", "I love you, I love you" and "Cartas amarillas" stand out, were revised and redigitized by the composer and arranger Juan Carlos Calderón. The result was an album whose release was an unprecedented success, so two years later Calderón decided to release a second volume, Duetos 2.
