El Farruco

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El Farruco , actually Antonio Montoya Flores , (* 18 April 1936 in de Pozuelo Alarcón in Madrid ; † 17th December 1997 in Seville ), was an important flamenco - dancer of the 20th century, leaders of the Farruco clan and then unquestioned authority the Gitanos of Seville. After his death, he was replaced as head of the family and dancer legend by his grandson Farruquito , after his father, Farruco's son-in-law, the singer El Moreno , also died a short time later.

El Farruco got its name from his mother, the dancer La Farruca . He started his career in the group of Lola Flores and Manolo Caracol . With the Spanish Ballet of Pilar López became famous first world tour in 1955, through which he outside Spain. In 1960 he founded the Los Bolecos group with Matilde Coral and Rafael El Negro , which lasted until 1973. He appeared in various tablaos in Seville and Madrid until his career was interrupted in 1974 by the death of his eighteen-year-old son Juan Antonio, who was considered a promising successor.

This was followed by a withdrawal from the public until he returned to the stage in Seville four years later with his daughters Las Farrucas . The father of five daughters made the comeback, and he celebrated great successes at the III in 1982 and 1984 . Bienal del Arte Flamenco in Seville.

In 1986 he celebrated a worldwide hit with Flamenco Puro on Broadway in New York. Together with him were El Güito , Manuela Carrasco , Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera , El Chocolate , Adela la Chaqueta and the guitarist Juan and Pepe Habichuela on stage. He then toured with the piece to Miami and San Antonio . Later, in 1995, he gave a guest appearance at the Théâtre Trianon in Paris and went on tour to Corsica, Denmark, Switzerland and Austria.

He had other important appearances in 1985 and 1990 at the Festival del Cante de las Minas in La Unión , in 1990 at the Festival Flamenco in Barcelona and in 1997 at the Teatro de la Villa in Madrid and in the Arriaga in Bilbao . In 1991 he was awarded the Compás del Cante .

After the death of his son, El Farruco devoted himself entirely to the dance training of his grandson Farruquito, born in 1982, and was soon able to say: "What God took from me, he gave back to me."

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III. Signatura Ediciones de Andalucía, Sevilla 2010, ISBN 978-84-96210-72-1 , p. 246 .
  2. ↑ a b José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III, p. 247 .
  3. ↑ José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III, p. 196 .
  4. ↑ a b c d José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III, p. 248 .
  5. ↑ a b José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III, p. 249 .

Web links

  • Farruco. Bailaores / as. In: El arte de vivir el flamenco. Retrieved January 15, 2018 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Farruco, El
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flores, Antonio Montoya (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish flamenco dancer
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH near Madrid
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1997
Place of death Seville