Legacy of Gino Vannelli

José Manuel Mijares Morán is an adult-contemporary pop singer who is billed as Manuel Mijares or simply as Mijares. He began his career at age 23 and achieved high popularity from the mid-80s to mid 90s in Latin America and Japan mainly. From 1997 to 2011 he was married to Mexican singer/actress Lucero, with whom he has two children.