Fernanda de Utrera
Fernanda de Utrera , actually Fernanda Jiménez Peña (born February 9, 1923 in Utrera , province of Seville , † August 24, 2006 ibid) was a Spanish flamenco singer. She was considered the best interpreter of soleá , a form of flamenco.
Fernanda de Utrera, who comes from a Gitano family with numerous flamenco artists, learned to sing as a child. She made a name for herself in collaboration with her sister Bernarda de Utrera, who was four years her junior and who died in 2009 and who was also an excellent flamenco singer, and was supported by Antonio Mairena .
She made her film debut in the feature film Duende y misterio del flamenco (Flamenco) from 1952. The film received a Palme d'Or nomination at the 1953 Cannes International Film Festival .
She suffered from Alzheimer's disease in her final years and died of cardiac arrest .
Prizes and awards
- 1957 National Flamenco Art Competition in Cordoba
- 1966 competition in Mairena del Alcor
- 1967 National Singing Prize for Flamenco Teachers
- 1989 Cante Rhythm
- 1998 Award for her life's work at the singing festival in Gazpacho de Morón
Discography
- 1959 Seville, cuna del cante
- 1966 El flamenco de Manuela Vargas
- 1967 Festival de Cante Jondo Antonio Mairena
- 1970 El cante de Fernanda y Bernarda de Utrera
- 1973 Potaje Gitano en Utrera
- 1974 Fiesta en Utrera
Filmography
- 1971: La Novicia rebelde
- 1987: La casa de Bernarda Alba
- 1993: Kika
- 1995: Flamenco by Carlos Saura
- 1999: am I beautiful?
Web links
- Fernanda de Utrera in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- biography
- Audio sample. (Video) Fernada (sic) de Utrera-Eduardo de la Malena-Soleá. In: YouTube . April 10, 2010, accessed September 9, 2015 (Spanish).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Utrera, Fernanda de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jiménez Peña, Fernanda |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish flamenco singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Utrera , Province of Seville |
DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 2006 |
Place of death | Utrera , Province of Seville |