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'''Dolores Jiménez Alcántara''' ([[La Puebla de Cazalla]], [[Seville]], 28 July 1909 |
'''Dolores Jiménez Alcántara''' ([[La Puebla de Cazalla]], [[Seville]], 28 July 1909{{ndash}}14 June 1999), known as '''"Niña de la Puebla "'''(in Spanish: "The girl from La Puebla"; La Puebla is her birth place) was one of the greatest flamenco and Andalusian copla singers. |
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Jimenez was born on 28 July, |
Jimenez was born on 28 July, 1909, the daughter of a barber. An eye infection at a young age resulted in blindness.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/22/arts/dolores-jimenez-alcantara-spanish-flamenco-singer-90.html|title=Dolores Jimenez Alcantara, Spanish Flamenco Singer, 90|last=Goodman|first=Al|date=22 June, 1999|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref> At age 8 she moved with her family to Madrid and began [[music lesson]]s and studied [[flamenco]]. |
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In 1931 Jimenez debuts in Seville. Her style was known as dulce, or sweet.<ref name="Times" /> She married another singer in 1934, Lucas Soto Martin, and had five children, two of whom became flamenco professionals. |
In 1931 Jimenez debuts in Seville. Her style was known as dulce, or sweet.<ref name="Times" /> She married another singer in 1934, Lucas Soto Martin, and had five children, two of whom became flamenco professionals. |
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Revision as of 03:38, 21 May 2010
Dolores Jiménez Alcántara (La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville, 28 July 1909–14 June 1999), known as "Niña de la Puebla "(in Spanish: "The girl from La Puebla"; La Puebla is her birth place) was one of the greatest flamenco and Andalusian copla singers.
Jimenez was born on 28 July, 1909, the daughter of a barber. An eye infection at a young age resulted in blindness.[1] At age 8 she moved with her family to Madrid and began music lessons and studied flamenco.
In 1931 Jimenez debuts in Seville. Her style was known as dulce, or sweet.[1] She married another singer in 1934, Lucas Soto Martin, and had five children, two of whom became flamenco professionals.
References
- ^ a b Goodman, Al (22 June, 1999). "Dolores Jimenez Alcantara, Spanish Flamenco Singer, 90". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
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