Background
Barrull was born in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on 15 February 1948.
Barrull was born in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on 15 February 1948.
As a young boy he moved to Argentina, where he stayed for 15 years. lieutenant was there where he started to sing flamenco. After returning to Spain, he scored a huge hit with his first single "Te Lo Digo Cantando" in 1976.
After releasing two full albums, El Luis in 1976 and Solo in 1978 both on Columbia Broadcasting System, Barrull was jailed in Madrid"s Carabanchel Prison Madrid due to drug smuggling.
While in jail he became more religious. After his release he went to New York to record his third album entitled Gitano Soul.
All three albums were produced by José Luis de Carlos. He made a comeback 1991 with Vis a Vis on Arkansas Productions SL, an independent label owned by a former Columbia Broadcasting System executive, Alfonso Corral, specializing in keeping the flame of flamenco with popular artists like Camel, Chestnut and El Luis.