Manuel Mijares (pronounced: [manˈwel miˈxaɾes]) (born Jose Manuel Mijares-Moran, 7 February 1958 in Mexico City)is an adult-contemporary pop singer who is billed simply as "Mijares". He began his career at age 23 and achieved high popularity from the mid-80s to mid 90s in Hispanic-America and Japan mainly. He is currently[when] separated from the singer/actress Lucero, with whom he has two children.