Why Sergio Basteri, the younger and lesser-known brother of Luis Miguel, lives in Spain and what made him distance himself from the artist

Sergio Gallego Basteri’s name made headlines when he reappeared in public, unintentionally, at Guadalajara International Airport, Mexico. The pictures of the unknown brother Luis Miguel were shared by the program “Despierta América” and since then followers want to know more details about his discreet life.

Although the youngest of the Gallego Basteri brothers has been out of the public eye for at least 17 years, the Spanish press mentions that he has been living in Madrid for the same amount of time, where he has settled down and has a family with his partner and wife. son..

Why does Luis Miguel’s brother live in Spain

Thanks to the Despierta América video, Sergi’s certain resemblance to his brother Luis Miguel was confirmed, as well as the similarities in their voices, which was detected by host Alan Tacher.

However, the details of his life are uncertain. Several information available to the media indicate that Sergio came under the care of Octavio Foncerrada, who is known as “The Doctor” and who took care of him after the death of his father Luisito Rey in 1992.

According to a publication in El Español, Sergio was under the care of his grandmother Matilda when his mother Marcela Basteri disappeared. Since then, Luis Miguel also tried to protect him for several years, but when his career took off, he ended up giving custody to Octavio, who was his legal guardian.

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Other known information is that he studied at the School of Visual Arts in Guadalajara, although he did not manage to finish it.

The Spanish media add that the rise of Luis Miguel’s career was the trigger for Sergio to decide to move to Spain in order to escape the press siege and be able to stay on the sidelines without being associated with his older brother again.

It is also not clear what is the reason why the brothers separated, although the Mexican show “Ventaneando” carried an interview of journalist Pati Chapoy with “El Doctor”.

In it, Foncerrada revealed that the estrangement occurred because Sergio wanted to study anthropology, while Luis Miguel hoped to specialize in law. The disagreement between the brothers led to the singer denying help to his younger brother and being forced to return to Guadalajara.

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Since then, his entire life has become a mystery since he is not even present on social networks.

“I’m not a public person,” he said at the insistence of a Despierta América journalist who tried to get his statements and find out what his relationship with Luis Miguel was or is. The only thing he got were rejections before he could board his flight to Spain, leaving more unknowns than answers. (AND)