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Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz marries girlfriend

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

In this photo, taken Saturday, May 26, 2012 and released by Rondene Public Relations Tuesday, May 29, 2012, newlyweds Alejandro Sanz and Raquel Perera pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in Spain. The couple were married in a religious ceremony in Barcelona on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 and then renewed their vows on Saturday, coinciding with the christening of his son, Dylan. (AP Photo/Rondene Public Relations)

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Associated Press

MADRID (AP) -May 30, 2012 (WPVI) -- Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz says he got married last week to long-time girlfriend Raquel Perera, and that they held a party at his farm over the weekend to celebrate with friends and baptize their 11-month-old son.

The Latin Grammy winner says the couple married in Barcelona on May 23, then headed to Sanz' farm in southeastern Spain for the wedding party and baptism on Saturday.

Sanz and Perera said Tuesday in a statement released by his Spanish agency that the religious wedding ceremony was held "in the strictest privacy" and that Saturday's event took place at his farm in the town of Jarandilla de la Vera