Before Juan Diego Florez became one of the most celebrated opera tenors of his generation, he was on his way to being a pop star.
Music was always part of family life. His father, Ruben Florez, was a respected singer of Peruvian criolla folk music; his mother, Maria Teresa Salom, managed a Lima pub with live music. As a boy, Juan Diego Florez would sometimes be asked to stand in and perform with his guitar.
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