In 1985, José José collaborated performers such as Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias, Roberto Carlos, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Pedro Vargas and Vicente Fernández for the charity single, "Cantaré, cantarás". He also performed a duet with Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano on the song "Por Ella" ("For Her") on Feliciano's album "Ya Soy Tuyo" (1985) which was also nominated in the same category on the 1986 Grammy Awards. The same year, José starred in his autobiographic film "Gavilán o Paloma", alongside Christian Bach and the comedian Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo. The following, he released the album "Promesas", written, produced and arranged by Pérez-Botija. Its main hits were "Amantes", "Me vas a echar de menos", "Más", and "Tú me estás volviendo loco". One of the album's singles, "Pruébame", was nominated for Best Latin Pop Performance at the 1987 Grammy Awards. "Promesas" became his second number-one album on the "Billboard" Latin Pop Albums. On his next album "Siempre Contigo" in 1986 he worked with the Spanish producer and guitarist Paco Cepero. The album produced three singles: "¿Y Quién Puede Ser?", "Corre y Ve Con Él", and "Sin Saber". The former track became his first number-one song on the "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Performance in the Grammy Awards of 1988 and became his third number-one album on the "Billboard" Latin Pop Albums chart.