Thaindian News

August 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Julio Iglesias, the Spanish singer got married last Tuesday to his long time partner Miranda Rijnsburger. The couple had been together for the last twenty years and have five children aged between ages of 3 to 13.

The 66 year old Iglesias announced the news of their getting hitched to the Spanish newspapers. Miranda Rijnsburger had been a well known Dutch model before.

The venue for the wedding was the spectacular jet set resort in Marbella, the Virgen del Carmen. Reverend Roberto Rojo Aguado, one of the three priests who conducted the wedding ceremony confirmed the event to the Associated Press.

He stated that there were two witnesses along with the five children of the couple present at the ceremony. Rijnsburger is 45 years old. Both the witnesses also act as the guardians of the family property.

The couple has now left for their honeymoon and plans to settle in Ojen, a village not too distant from Marbella. The agent of the singer told AFP.

Iglesias has had over 250 million records sold with ‘Poor Devils’ and “’me va, me va’ being considered as all time hits. The number of albums released by totals 77 and sells worldwide. His songs have been recorded in 14 languages so far.

This is the Spanish crooner’s second marriage. He had initially been married to Isabel Preysler, the Fillipino journalist and has three children by her. The marriage ended in 1979.

Enrique Iglesias and Julio Iglesias Jr., his sons from the previous marriage are also actors, songwriters and singers in their own rights.