Qui n no ha cantado a pleno pulm n I Want To Break Free ? O dramatizado con total entrega Bohemian Rapsody ?

Detr s de estas canciones, que forman parte de la historia de la m sica y de nuestra historia personal, hay un nombre propio: Freddie Mercury. Con su bigote, su chaqueta amarilla y su voz inconfundible, el l der de Queen es un icono para una generaci n, que bail sus pegadizas melod as y llor su muerte en 1991.

Pero, qui n fue Freddie? Cu l es su historia? En esta biograf a ilustrada, Alfonso Casas acompa a a Freddie Mercury desde Tanzania, donde naci , hasta Reino Unido, donde muri y se hizo inmortal cantando Show Must Go On .

Su carisma sobre el escenario, su impresionante rango vocal y sus ic nicos looks rompieron con el modelo cl sico de estrella del rock, dejando claro que una persona puede salirse de lo establecido y aun as -o precisamente por eso- seguir triunfando.

Porque donde otros eran simplemente exc ntricos, Freddie Mercury era libre.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The illustrated biography of the lead singer of Queen, one of the biggest legends of the 20th century, written and illustrated by Alfonso Casas.

Who hasn't belted out "I want to break free"? Or acted out "Bohemian Rhapsody" with utter abandon?
Behind these songs, which form part of music history and our own personal histories, there is a name: Freddie Mercury. With his mustache, his yellow jacket, and his unmistakeable voice, the lead singer of Queen is an icon for an entire generation, which danced to his catchy melodies and cried over his death in 1991.

But who was Freddie? What is his story? In this illustrated biography, Alfonso Casas accompanies Freddie Mercury from Tanzania, where he was born, to the UK, where he died and became immortal singing "The Show Must Go On."