for a few years he continued as flamenco cantaor until in 1980, with his lp "altozano", he changed his career and entered a genre of romantic ballad with flamenco influence. the second lp of this stage, "tú y yo", of 1981, it still contained traditional rhythms such as bulerías, fandangos or soleares. in 1988 he launched "sevilla wsin tu amor", which contained one of his greatest successes: "a la puerta de toledo". a year later publishes "canalla", with subjects composed by juan pardo, that nevertheless did not reach a great commercial repercussion.