In 1978, Joan Manuel Serrat said “I do” to the love of his life, Candela Tiffón. A very special moment that they both experienced in an intimate, civil wedding, held in Camprodon, Girona. Since then, Candela -daughter of the then director of the Barcelona Trade Fair, José Tiffón-, has remained unconditionally by her side for more than 40 years.

When Serrat met the woman who would become his wife, she had not yet reached the age of majority and although she had already made her first steps in the world of fashion and advertising, she was about to begin her university studies. The artist, on the contrary, was already about to turn 32 and was experiencing one of his best moments on a professional level.

However, that age difference could not overcome their love. In one of the few interviews that Candela Tiffón has offered, she always assured that hers was “a crush.”

As a result of their love, their two daughters were born, María (44), a sports journalist; and Candela (37), well-known theater actress; who would join the singer-songwriter’s first child, Queco (53), born from his relationship with the model Mercedes Domènech and who is dedicated to television production. Queco Serrat is the father of the influencer Luna Serrat, who has already begun to emerge as an actress.

Candela has been Serrat’s muse for many of his songs, but other women also influenced his experiences. Some, very well-known, like Mónica Randall or the unforgettable Pepa Flores “Marisol”, from which he was inspired to compose his famous song Tu nombre me tastes like grass.

However, only Candela Tiffón took the composer to the altar. She has been the one who has remained by his side throughout all of Serrat’s years of success. Today, December 27, marks the sixtieth anniversary of Ara que tinc vint anys, and the eightieth anniversary of the birth of one of the best artists the country has ever produced, with talent to spare and many years ahead because, as the song says, he still has strength. for many things.

Although it has been a year since he officially retired from the stage with an emotional concert in his native Barcelona, ??his schedule is busy as never before. Only this month of December he has received the Medal of Honor from the General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE) in Madrid, the Guardó d’Honor from the UGT-PV union in Valencia and has paid tribute to his manager, ‘Berry’ . As he himself stated a few days ago: “I have retired from the stage, not from living.”