Xavier Patricio PĂ©rez Ălvarez (Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 11, 1951-Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, ââSpain, October 18, 1990) artistically known as Gato PĂ©rez, was an Argentine musician established in Catalonia, who stood out especially in the musical genre of the Catalan rumba that he fused with salsa. He was a singer, composer, and played both the guitar and bass. Gato PĂ©rez was delivered via a caesarean birth in Buenos Aires and spent his formative years in an upper-middle-class neighborhood. Read more on Last.fm