Manuel Alejandro (born in 1933) is the son of one of Spain's most renowned contemporary symphonists, Germán Álvarez-Beigbeder. It was his father, an accomplished musician, professor, and composer, who inspired Manuel Alejandro to pursue music and become a composer. Today, he is one of the most popular and sought after composers of Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads.

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