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Adela Fernández Jiménez, also well know as the flamenco singer "Adela La Chaqueta", but she liked to be called "La Gitana" (the gipsy). Born in Cadiz in 1918 and died in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz) in 1995.
Descendant of a huge flamenco family of "chalecos" and "pantalones", daughter of "El Mono", sister (because of her father) of Tomás "El Chaqueta", José "El Chaleco", Antonio "El Chaqueta", Imperio de Granada and Salvador "El Pantalon", cousin of Juan Doblones and Canono, aunt of "El Chaqueton" and "El Flecha". Also related to the "Tio Juan" from Jerez, father of Nano de Jerez.
On October 12. in 1933, with 15 years old, she arrived in Madrid, meking her debut in "Las Calles de Cadiz" show, presented by La Argentinita.
Almost during all her career she performed in different tablaos accompanied by famous artists as Manolo Caracol, Pepe Marchena, Manuel Vallejo, Tomás and Pastora Pavón.
She lived many years in Madrid, working in "Los Canasteros", "La Venta del Gato" and "La Zambra".
She had a voice with a young and nice tone, she was an expert in the festive singings and the singings called "ida y vuleta".
There are not many recordings but she is one of the fundamental singers of her time.
In 1986 and 1987, she starded showing "El Sur y la Petenera" leaded by Manuel Vargas.
In 1986 she also performed in New York together with Fernanda de Utrera, El Chocolate, Juan Habichuela and El Farruco, in the show "Flamenco Puro".
Before her death in 1995, she performed in Cadiz, during the Alegrias competition.

Adela Silvia Campallo was born in Sevilla in 1977, specifically in the flamenco neighborhood of "Cerro del Aguila". She received her first training by Manolo Marin, in his academy, then she worked with José Galván, with him she shaped as dancer.
However she improved her art later with artists like Eva la Hierbabuena, Antonio Canales, Javier Barón, her brother Rafael Campallo, Adrián Galia and Manolete. She took part in a lot of shows until she obtained her place in the "Compañia Andaluza de Danza", and then she moved to the Manuela Carrasco Company. Now she is working with Andres Marin and she has a large experience of dancing in tablaos of Sevilla, Barcelona or Tokyo.

Adrian Galia. Adrian Jorge Caviglia Marcioni, also known as "Adrian Galia", born in Buenos Aires in 1965. From 1978 he lives in Spain, he attends classes in the famous dance school "Amor de Dios" http:www.amordedios.com, reserve of great dancers, trained by the masters like Ciro, Manolete, Isidro "El Mono" and "La China". He took part of the "Ballet Español de Madrid" when he was a teenager with artists like Luisa Aranda, Merche Esmeralda, José Antonio and Eduardo Serrano El Güito. In 1988, he was the first dancer of the old "Teatro de Danza Española" and of the "Ballet del Teatro Español de Rafael Aguilar". He also worked with Maya Plisetskaya, Julio Bocca, and creates his own "Compañía de Flamenco Adrián Galia". He performed a duet in Paris with Joaquin Cortes. In 1992 he won the first award of the "Certamen Internacional de Coreografía de Danza Española Y Flamenco de Madrid". In 1993 he obtained his place in the "Compañía de Cristina Hoyos", in 1996 he worked alone for the "Teatro de la Abadía", introducing the show "En Clave Flamenca". 1997 is the year when he begins with his project of creating an audiovisual encyclopedia, introducing the main styles of dancing "Paso a Paso los Palos Flamencos": an accessible didactic method combining the technique and the hands, arms and body movements. In 1999 he starts showing "Pensando Flamenco" in the "Teatro de Madrid". In 2001 he's in Japan, in the "Tablao el Flamenco" of Osaka. The same year he founded "Jaspain", first Flamenco choreographic center in Tokyo, Japan. In 2004 the "Fundacion Antonio Gades" called him to play "Don José" in the show "Carmen" with the "Compañía Antonio Gades".

Agustina Lopez Pavon, also known as "Tina Pavon", born in 1948, on June 30. in San Fernando, Cadiz.
From San Fernando she took the roots of the singing, inherited by her maternal family. For familiar reasons all the family moved to Jerez de la Frontera in Cadiz.
At twenty years old she moved to Huelva, where she begins to sing in "peñas" (groups) and participates in competitions.
In 1982 she wins the first awars of Mairena del Alcor, and in 1983 she obtains the National Awars in the "Cantes de Cadiz". Now she runs the "Aula de cante" for the "Peña Flamenca de Huelva.

Discography

Ecos de la Alameda
Mi cante como bandera
Sueños del Rocío
Sal y duende
Rosa de cera

Alejandro Moreno Vera. Born in Malaga, in 1982, his family is linked to the flamenco. At 16 years he begins with the master Pepe Satorre.
Now he is working in solo and he joins the "toque" with the singing accompaniement and dancing.

Alfonso Salmerón Salmerón. Also known artistically as "Alfonso Salieron", born in Almeria in 1944, October 23.

At seven years old he won his first competition at the "Radio Juventud", his parents were singing amateurs. At 14 he moved to Barcelona with José Sorroche and Domingo Garbín, and he lived there for 2 years.
The he came back to Almeria and he launched a snack bar with his brother Manuel. The military service in Madrid was an important period, during his free time he worked for the "Arcos de Cuchilleros":
He learned perseverance and regularity. He is settled and got a contract in Las Brujas, Zambra, Cuevas de Nemesio, the Canasteros and the Café Chinitas. His marriage gave him stability.

In 1985 he won the first award of the "Concurso Nacional de Córdoba" with tarantos. After a performance in the area of Avila, he created a flamenco group, "peña", under his name. During this time he developped the "p'alante" singing.
Singing "p'atrás" he had professional experiences with some prestigious "bailaores" like María Rosa, Antonio Gadés, Matilde Coral, Mario Maya, el Güito, Sara Lezama, Carmen Mora, he also worked with Antonio for the National Ballet.

In 1985 and 1986 he joined the Carmen opera with José Carreras and Von Barajan. This experience marked his career and he familiarized with the classical music, he also acquired a responsible and depp commitment with his own art.

Nowadays he works for the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, giving singing classes and performing as "cantaor" for the Spanish dancing. This great "cantaor" excels in "compas" singings, like "alegrias", "bulerias" and "tangos" and also in the singing of his native land, basically in "taranto". He interprets this kind of singing with a sensitive feeling, trying to comunicate his affection fir his homeland to his audience. His last adventure: director of a big production, made up of 10 musicians in the "Teatro José Saramago" in Madrid, a box-office hit.

Alfredo Tejada Zurita, also known artistically as "Alfredo Tejada", born in Malaga, in 1979, on May 17. At 10 years old his family moved to Granada. His gipsy mother was a "cantaora" performing in "El Jaleo", after 4 years of musical studies the guitarist Luis Millan discovered him and he introduced him to the flamenco circles of Granada.
He won a few awards in different Andalusian competitions. He worked in the cave of Rocio del Sacro Monte in Granada. He also worked in live performences on the Miguel Ochando disc "Memorias", in Madrid with Adrian Gala.
Alfredo is a great hope.
In the Chumbera auditorium (Murcia) he left a good feeling and he proved with three mining "minero" songs (taranta, minera and cartagenera from Chacón)that he was brave. After that, he interpreted an original "farruca" with new tones, very melodic, close to a ballad.

Ana Fernández Molina, also known as "Ana Parrilla", born in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz). Her grandfather was Juan Fernandez Moreno, known as the "Tio Parrilla de Jerez", and her mother Bernarda Molina Vega born in Algeciras, her brothers Juan Parrilla "guitarrista", Manuel Fernandez Molina "Parrilla" and her sister Manuela. Her uncles were Gregorio Fernandes "Parrila", Juan Fernandez "Tio Juanichi Parrilla", Manuel Fernandez "El Sernita de Jerez" and Juana Fernandez "Tia Juana da de El Pipa".
Died in July 11. in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz), victim of a long illness.

From her youth she exelled in festivals and "tablaos" in Malaga, Madrid and Cadiz. In 1970 she accompanied her brother to the "Trini de España", José Menese, Antonio Nuñez "Chocolate" in the "Tablao flamenco" in Cadiz.
In September 1971 she went to Mexico D.F. with Enrique Morente and her brother "Parrilla de Jerez" with a contact fpr three months and a half. She is back in Spain on December 20.

From March to July 1972 she performed with her brother Manuel, in Marbella in teh "tablao Fiesta". Then the brothers performed in the Lola Flores "tablao" in Puerto Banús, in September in the "Caripén" of Madrid until end of October. On November 1. she obtained a contract, also with her brother, for a tour in South Africa and Rhodesia until February 17.

In February 1974 she is again on tour with her brother for the ballet "Luisillo", a tour through Venice, Genoa and other Italian cities, they will be back in Spain at the end of March 1974.
In September 1978 she performed with her two brothers and nephew Manuel Parrilla in the "Congreso de actividades de flamenco" in Zamora, directed by Manuel Torre and the Tio Parrila, her father.

In 1979, she is in "La Venta del Gato" in Madrid. And in 1984, with her brother, Curro Malena and Chano Lobato, perform in the following cities: Kortrij and Muscrón (Belgium) and in Brussels in July.
In 1992 in the show Ana Parrilla "de Jerez a Cai", they performed during the EXPO 92 in the Andalusian pavilion but also outside the EXPO enclosure during 6 months until they close the EXPO in October. They obtained the prize of the best flamenco during teh EXPO 92,
They went all over Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

In 1984 she obtained the "Copa Jerez de la Catedra de Flamencologia y Estudios Folkloricos Andaluces".
Amoung her outstanding performances stands out her participation in the "III Cumbre Flamenca" of Madrid, in 1986, in the "Teatro Alcalá Palace" now named "Nuevo Teatro Alcala", accompanied by her brothers on the guitar and with the singing of Antonio de Malena.

Andrés Cansino, born in Malaga in October 1971. At nine years old he learned with different teachers and he decided to learn alone until he's got sixteen, when he performed for the first time on stage.
He published twelve records, he is a classical guitarist. He took some masterly classes with Manolo Sanlucar in the "Festival Internacional de la Guitarra de Córdoba".

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Son de Andalucia.Andrés Segovia

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Andres Segovia Torres. Marquis of Salobreña, born in Linares (Jaen) in 1893 February 21. and died in Madrid in 1987 June 3. because of a heart attack, with 94 years.
Son of a humble carpenter. His father sent him to his uncles house to have a better economic position. He should become a chemist but he learned the guitar alone and in secret.
During this period the guitar was an underestimated instrument, considerated the gypsy instrument par excellence, not an "educated" music.
His first master was a flamenco barber, very good playing guitar. During his adolscence he studied at the Musical Institute of Malaga.
In 1909, with 16 years old, offered his first concert in Granada.
Andrés considers that his first debut was in 1913, in Madrid, with 20 years old. He had to rent a good guitar for this concert as his instrument wasn't appropriate.
During the competition "Cante Jondo" celebrated in Granada in 1922, arranged by Manuel de Falla and Federico Garcia Lorca with the participation of Andrés Segovia, is born the friendship between Segovia and Don Francisco Prieto-Moreno Pardo, great achitect and lover of the Herradura in Almuñecar. We can find a maritim walk with his name there.
He also played in the theater Liceo in Barcelona, and then he performed in Paris and London in 1924. He was 31 and he was already tge best guitarist on earth. In 1928 he made hsi debut in the United States.
His first records are from 1927, he has a big importance in the music world of the XX. Century. Thanks to him the guitar became an instrument like others. Great composers created music for that instrument. Due to the civil war of 1937 he left Spain for Uruguay until 1947. He worked with guitar manufacturers to design the classical guitar, with quality woods and nylon strings. The shape of the guitar has also been modified.
The key of his success will be the great sonority that he was able to reproduce with his guitar. Andrés Segovia get married three times along his 94 years of life. The two first times he became widower and his third wife, Emilia del Corral, Emilita, was 45 years younger and accompanied him until the last day of his life.
The king of Spain gave him, in 1981, the title of Marquis of Salobreña.
The City Council of Linares, his native city, installed a big clock (with the initials of the Master and the silhouette of his guitar). When the clock marks the hours you hear an extract of his work "Estudio sin luz".