Gelu Barbu (; 14 April 1932 – 17 February 2016) was a Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer.

Life

Barbu was born in Lugoj, the son of composer

Filaret Barbu Filaret Barbu (April 16, 1903 – May 31, 1984) was a Romanian operetta composer. Life Filaret Barbu was the son of Iosif Hazi Barbu, a pork butcher, and Ema Barbu (''née'' Dragoș). During his childhood he often heard traditional Romanian lă ...

. He received his basic training at the ballet school of the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, where he was taught by Anton Romanovski and

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbu, Gelu 1932 births 2016 deaths People from Lugoj Romanian male ballet dancers Romanian emigrants to Spain Knights of the Order of the Star of Romania