Mari Trini

Who was Mari Trini?

Mari Trini, born Maria Trinidad Perez Miravete, was a Spanish pop singer and actress from Caravaca de la Cruz.

She learned to play guitar as a youngster and wrote songs from an early age. Trini met producer Nicholas Ray in the 1960s, and he encouraged her to move to London; soon after she left for Paris, where she eventually signed to a record label. Her debut album was released in 1969, and through the 1970s and 1980s was a popular figure in Latin pop.

Mari Trini died in Murcia in 2009.