Plácido Domingo

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-01-21 (84 years old)

Birth Name

José Plácido Domingo Embil

Birth Place

Madrid, Spain

Height

Spouse

Marta Domingo

Children

Plácido Domingo Jr.

Father

Plácido Domingo Ferrer

Mother

Pepita Embil

Citizenships

Spain

Residences

Barcelona · Madrid, Spain, Manhattan, United States of America, Acapulco, Mexico

Also Known As

Placido Domingo

Awards

Praemium Imperiale, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Order of Prince Henry, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Order of the British Empire, National Order of the Cedar, Order of the Aztec Eagle, Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Princess of Asturias Awards, Order of Public Instruction, Order of Cultural Merit, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Friendship, Birgit Nilsson Prize, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Classic Brit Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, Order of Civil Merit, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise, Medal for Merit to Culture, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the National Order of the Cedar, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Dearest Son of Madrid, Dostyk Order of grade II, Gold Medal for Tourism Merit, honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia, Grand Cross of the Order of Public Instruction, Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit, Lo Nuestro Excellence Award, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg), Galardón Camino Real, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for services to the State of Vienna, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria