Last week we looked at the 1935 version of La Hija de Juan Sim??n with Angelillo and Carmen Amaya. In 1956 La Hija de Juan Sim??n was remade and this time featured Antonio Molina. Continuing: Gonzalo Delgr??s, who directed the 1956 version of La H…
One of the earliest Spanish films, La Hija de Juan Sim??n, featured a number of prominent flamenco artists of the time: the flamenco singer, Angelillo, played the lead role of ??ngel, with the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya playing the part of Soled…
The Latin Grammy Nominations in the category of: Best Flamenco AlbumAntonio Cort??s Cuando Quieras This is Antonio Cort??s???s second recording release: Cuando Quieras…, that is, Cuando Quieras, donde quieras, como quieras. Although is has been …
The 17th Bienal de Flamenco in Seville begins today with a premi??re performance of Manuela Carrasco???s Ra??ces de ??bano in the Real Alc??zar. Performing with her are singers: Juanito Villar, ???El Pele???, Enrique ???El Extreme??o??? and Panseq…
The Original Flamenco Festival ???Jerez in Madrid??? begins today 8 August 2012 and runs until 2 September 2012 in Madrid. The focus in this first festival, which hope to establish itself as an annual summer event, is on the distinctive style of f…
The 52nd Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas will begin on Tuesday 31 July 2012 in La Uni??n. This year???s festival is in homage to the flamenco dancer Sara Baras and features performances by Sara Baras, Jos?? Merc??, Juan Valderrama, A…
The documentary film, El duende y misterio del flamenco, which made in 1952 by Edgar Neville, is an invaluable record of flamenco in the mid-twentieth century, as it was made by someone who understood and respected flamenco, and who aimed to prese…
The flamenco tablao, Los Canasteros, was opened by flamenco singer Manolo Caracol in 1963. Some of flamenco???s most famous artists performed there, such as Melchor de Marchena, Paco Cepero, not to mention, Manolo Caracol himself and more recently…
This morning the Mayor of San Fernando, Jos?? Loaiza, called the press to the house where the flamenco cantaor Camar??n de la Isla (Jos?? Monje Cruz) was born ??? on 5 December 1950 ??? in Calle del Carmen. The house, presently in ruins, will be b…
The annual Flamenco Festival 2012 begins soon at Sadler’s Wells in London from 7???19 February 2012. Olga Pericet: Photograph by Javier Fergo Here are the listings for London, New York, Washington DC, Boston and Miami: Flamenco Festival 2012 LONDO…
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