From his head the works that gave rhythm to a Spain about to hatch were born and passed through his hands. Pablo Herrero, co-author of hymns that laid the foundations of national pop, has died at the age of 82.. The composer had nearly 800 registered songs to his credit, among which are the immortals A kiss and a flower y Libreby Nino Bravo, the tireless Eva Marafrom Formula V, or the musical tsunami of Like a waveof the transgenerational Roco Jurado.
In addition to writing songs, he also served as vice president of the General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE). This same organization has mourned his death through social networks with an extensive statement in which they emphasize the positions he held and the affection they had for his figure.
Paradigm of the author, after being part of Los Relmpagos, together with his inseparable Jos Luis Armenteros, he dedicated himself to writing for other great artists who made their songs popular.have expressed from the SGAE, summarizing the legacy that it leaves to an entire country: His essential legacy will always accompany us. All our love for your family and friends.
A path to understand a country
His individual brilliance was not at all overshadowed by the duo he formed with Armenteros. The plan they had under the Los Relmpagos label was to cover the Spanish classics for bring figures like Falla or Trrega to the present. And under that effort they burst onto the musical scene back in the sixties, in which they ended up working and participating as explorers of the material that incorporated the new promises of the world. And under his wing, professionally called Artists and Repertoire Managerstrue legends were born.
The success they achieved under the firm Armenteros-Blacksmith It was due to the rapport of both, that they assumed co-authorship of the works regardless of which of the two had carried the pen. After elevating their careers, both slowed down their production. It was then when he joined the SGAE, whose commitment earned him the high position he ended up assuming. With his death, some of the letters that allowed everyone to dream big, before even knowing they could do so, remain orphaned.
