- Júnior (singer)
Infobox actor
name = Junior
birthdate = May 10, 1943
location =Manila ,Philippines
height =
deathdate =
birthname = Antonio Morales BarretoJunior (born Antonio Morales Barreto on
May 10 ,1943 inManila ,Philippines ) is a Filipino singer and actor. He is the oldest of 5 sons. He is tri-lingual and speaks Filipino (Tagalog), Spanish, and English.He was born in Manila in 1943 in the midst of
World War II , when the Philippines was taken hostage under Japanese occupation.He was 15 years old when his family settled in
Barcelona ,Spain then inMadrid .In
1957 , he became part of the group Jump, a pioneering Spanish electric guitar group. In the group’s popularity, he was included in the movie "Me Enveneno De Azules" in1969 . His unstaked first themes "Todo Porque Te Quiero" (It’s All Because I Love You) in 1969 and "Perdóname" with English theme "The Snake" in1973 .He became part of the group
Los Brincos with Juan Pardo. His brothers Miguel and Ricky Morales were invited to join the group. Later, he and Juan Pardo left their group as Juan y Júnior. One of their songs include Spanish version of “Fool On The Hill” byJohn Lennon andPaul McCartney from LP titled Júnior in1976 .In
1979 , he stopped his career to manage career of his wife lateRocío Dúrcal whom he has 3 children, including singerShaila Dúrcal who is dedicated not only to her mother but also to her mother’s namesakeRocío Jurado andColombia n diva Soraya who have beencancer victims.In 1980s, he starred in the Filipino movies [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188644/ Good Morning Sunshine] with Vilma Santos, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313310/ Bongga ka Day] , and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0474628/ Disco Madhouse] and released three albums in Tagalog for the Philippines. One of his most popular songs that he wrote and produced was "Yakap". [ [http://pobladores.lycos.es/channels/musica/_JUNIOR/area/34 JUNIOR ] ]
In 2006, his wife Rocio Durcal died of cancer.
On November 22, 2007, Junior's father, Antonio Morales, died of anemia at the age of 93.
References
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