An image of seduction, success, wealth, and fame, Julio Iglesias has achieved global celebrity like no other Spaniard—except for Dalí and Picasso—in modern times. His career, however, has been marked by contradictions: with more popular impact than approval from cultural elites, Iglesias has faced criticism for his artistic merits, political stances, family background, financial dealings, and his serial Latin lover image. In this first exploration of popular culture, Peyró presents a biographical portrait of Iglesias, from his beginnings marked by illness to his rise in Europe and America and his transformation into a meme, highlighting his complex relationships with his father, wives, and children. The book not only narrates the creation of the character but also reflects fifty years of Spanish social history and the evolution of society from late Francoism to the present. El Spanish que enamoró al mundo blends journalistic intensity with the pleasure of literature.