Plcido Domingo Height, Weight, Family, Spouse, Education, Biography

Plácido Domingo Quick Info
Height	6 ft 2 in
Weight	82 kg
Date of Birth	January 21, 1941
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Spouse	Marta Ornelas

Plácido Domingo is a Spanish opera singer, music conductor, and arts administrator who has recorded more than a hundred operas and has performed in several different languages including Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian.

Born Name

José Plácido Domingo Embil

Nick Name

Plácido Domingo

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Madrid, Spain

Residence

He splits his time between –

Madrid, Spain
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Plácido had attended the Conservatorio Nacional de Música, a music conservatory in Mexico City.

Occupation

Opera Singer, Music Conductor, Arts Administrator

Family

Father – Plácido Francisco Domingo Ferrer (Zarzuela Baritone Singer) (d. November 1987)
Mother – Josefa ‘Pepita’ Embil Echániz (Zarzuela Soprano Singer) (d. August 1994)
Siblings – Maria José ‘Mari Pepa’ Domingo de Fernandez (Sister) (d. 2015)
Others – Pedro Domingo (Paternal Grandfather), María Ferrer Ripol (Maternal Grandmother), Pedro ‘Perico’ Domingo (Paternal Uncle), Henriqueta Domingo (Paternal Aunt), Arturo Embil y Lazcano (Maternal Grandfather) (Organist), Germana Echániz Ostolaza (Maternal Grandmother), Francisco (Maternal Uncle), Sebastián (Maternal Uncle), Agustina (Maternal Aunt), Angel María (Maternal Uncle), Samantha Domingo (Ex-Daughter-in-Law)

Genre

Latin Music, Pop

Instruments

Vocals, Piano, Violin

Labels

RCA Red Seal
EMI Classics
Sony Classics

Build

Average

Height

6 ft 2 in or 188 cm

Weight

82 kg or 181 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Plácido has dated –

Ana María Guerra Cué (1957–1961) – Plácido had married Ana María Guerra Cué on August 29, 1957, when he was just 16 years old. She was a piano student at that time. They had a son together named José Plácido Domingo Guerra (b. June 16, 1958) (Photographer). The couple had parted ways in 1961. Ana passed away in 2006. Through José, he has a granddaughter named Ivonne Armant (Actress)

Marta Ornelas (1962-Present) – Plácido had started dating Mexican opera soprano singer, stage director, and designer Marta Ornelas in 1962, and they got married later that year, on August 1, 1962. They have 2 sons together named Plácido Francisco aka Plácido Domingo Jr. (b. October 21, 1965) (Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer) and Alvaro Maurizio Domingo (b. October 11, 1968). Marta had been voted the ‘Mexican Singer of the Year’ in 1962 and the couple had performed together frequently after their marriage. However, she gave up her promising career after her first pregnancy to devote herself to taking care of the family. Plácido has 3 granddaughters through Plácido Francisco.

Race / Ethnicity

Hispanic

He is of Aragonese and Catalan descent on his father’s side and Basque descent on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Gray

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Stocky frame
Short-cropped, wavy hair
Sports a rugged beard
Powerful, sonorous tenor voice

Brand Endorsements

Plácido has been featured in the print advertisements for –

Quorum perfume (1988)
Rolex

In 1984, he had also appeared in a TV commercial for the Spanish winery Freixenet.

Plácido Domingo Facts

Plácido’s parents had formed a zarzuela company that had toured across Latin America in the late 1940s due to which the family had lived in Mexico for quite a while.

As of April 2021, he had won 8 Grammy and 5 Latin Grammy awards.

He was the general director of the Washington National Opera from 1996 until 2011.

In June 2018, Iberia Airlines, the flag carrier airline of Spain, had honored him by placing his name on the first Airbus A350 that was delivered to them.

Featured Image by Plácido Domingo / Instagram

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