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Alex is a famous singer , Monica, his manager and inseparable collaborator, organizes an audacious trick , pretending to be jealous, he fires blanks at a couple of singers who announce their marriage. Things go wrong when Alex shoots the two competitors when one of them announces his engagement to a female pop star , out of fake jealousy. Of course, using blanks and not real bullets. It becomes a tragedy when the couple dies from the shots.

Last fiction film starring Rafael, a Spanish/Mexican co-production in which he shared a cast with other stars from that country : Isela Vega as a mean, overbearing manager who interferes in his life and comes up with a bold publicity stunt as well as Veronica Castro as the beautiful lover . This ¨Volveré a nacer¨ results to be the 7th film starring Spanish singer Raphael and here he shows his great singing skills as well as gestural abilities . Stars Rafael, and once again plays a popular singer performing a great number of songs and this time becomes involved into a twisted set-up . He was born in Linares 1942 , as a consequence, he is nicknamed both "El Ruiseñor de Linares" ("Nightingale of Linares") and "El Divo de Linares" ("The Divo from Linares") but is also known as "El Niño". His family moved to Madrid when he was nine months old, and he started singing when he was just three years-old. He joined a children's choir at age four. When he was 9, he was recognized as the best child voice in Europe at a contest in Salzburg, Austria . Raphael adopted his own peculiar singing style from the beginning ; he is known for acting each one of his songs while on stage , emphasizing his gestures with high dramatic effect. It is not unusual for Raphael to ad lib lyrics as to localize a song depending on the venue he's singing at, wear Latin American peasant costumes and dance folk dances within a song , kicking and demolishing a mirror , or doing the moves of a flamenco dancer or a bullfighter onstage . He also possesses a wide vocal range, which he often used in the beginning of his career as to evoke a choirboy approach to some songs . At his beginnings he was to Madrid where participates in broadcasting contests and after in Festival Benidorm where gets a big hit, from now on, he plays songs all around the world. In 1966 and 1967 he represented Spain at the XII and XIII Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg, singing "Yo soy aquél" and Vienna, "Hablemos del amor" and placing both 7th and 6th position, although he did not win. It was the first time that Spain obtained a high place in the competition. This served as a turning point in Raphael's career, making him an international star. He traveled and performed worldwide in Europe, Latin America , Puerto Rico, the United States, Russia and Japan. Songs such as "Yo soy aquel" (his signature song), "Cuando tú no estás", "Mi gran noche", "Digan lo que digan", "Tema de amor", "Estuve enamorado" ,¨Balada triste de una trompeta¨which Raphael does in clown face in the film ¨Sin un adiós¨ and "Desde aquel día" cemented his status as a major international singing star. As Raphael became a success in Latin America, he made a habit of recording Latin American folk standards including "Huapango torero", "Sandunga" and "Llorona"; they were hits in Mexico. He even appeared live on The Ed Sullivan Show with great success. He performed very famous songs all over the world , such as : Escandalo, Tamborilero , Noche de paz , Blanca Navidad , Como yo te amo , and many others . He married aristocrat, journalist and writer Natalia Figueroa, in Venice (Italy) on 14 July 1972 and they have three children . Raphael's health faced a major setback in 2003, when his liver started failing due to a latent bout with Hepatitis B ; he recovered successfully after a transplant . Nowadays , he goes on performing with big hit . Currently he carries out international tours that take him to Peru, Colombia, USA (Miami, New Jersey and New York's Carnegie Hall), The Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico and other South American countries . Rafael was directed by notorious filmmakers as Vicente Escrivá in El Golfo, Sin un adios, El angel and Javier Aguirre in Volver a nacer . His last film was in 1975 directed by Antonio Isasi Isasmendi, a documentary titled ¨Rafael en Rafael¨ . In ¨Volveré a nacer ¨ Rafael is well accompanied by a fine cast , such as : Isela Vega of Sam Peckinpah films and Veronica Castro of Mexican Telenovelas and a good cast of secondaries such as : Héctor Suárez, Alfredo Mayo, Luis Gaspar, Armando Silvestre, Fabián and Maribel Hidalgo .

It packs a nice score with catching songs , and attractive soundtrack composed by Alfonso Santisteban . Highlights of the movie are Raphael's songs , as he performs the songs of Manuel Alejandro: Volvere a Nacer¨, ¨El Pozo¨, ¨A veces llegen cartas¨ and ¨Yo Quero Amar¨. The motion picture financed by the great producer Benito Perojo and professionally directed by Javier Aguirre. This director was an uneven filmmaker giving hits and flops. Artisan Javier Aguirre was an expert on Spanish comedy , such as : Los que tocan el piano, Locuras de Parchis , Parchis entra en acción , Soltero y Padre en la Vida, Rocky Carambola, Soltera y Madre en la Vida, De profesión sus Labores , La Guerra de Los Niños, El consenso, Los Chicos con las Chicas, En Busca del Huevo Perdido . Aguirre also made quite a few terror movies as Gran Amor de Conde Dracula , Asesino esta en sus Trece, Jorobado de la Morgue . His best film was El Astronauta , shooting one of the best Spanish comedies of the Seventies and Seventies , having under his command the greatest Spaniard actors by the time . Furthermore , he made various "Avant Garde" films . Rating : 5.5/10 .Well worth watching for Rafael fans .