Known Pre-entertainment Biography
The son of a doctor, Iglesias obtained his law degree at his father's behest. However, he is not known ever to have practiced law; in the earliest years of his young adulthood, after college, he was a European-football goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla. He has said of those years, "I had more courage and drive than talent." These were sorely tested when he was involved in a car crash that smashed his lower spine; his legs were permanently weakened as a direct result, and they still required therapy as of early November of 2012. During his hospitalization, a nurse gave him a guitar that he might have something to do with his hands. In learning to play, he discovered his musical talent.
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