Trini España

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Trini España , actually Trinidad Pérez Blanco (* 1937 in Seville ; † July 11, 2009 in Seville), was a Spanish flamenco dancer.

Life

Trini España grew up in the La Macarena district of Seville . Her father was the guitarist Pepe España and her great-grandfather the dancer Paco España; from them she took the stage name. Even at a very young age, she impressed with outstanding flamenco performances in a classical style. She learned the basics from Enrique el Cojo. At the age of 13 she was accepted into Juanita Reina 's company.

She later taught Flamenco in Seville in the restaurant of the Hotel Cristina and in the El Guajiro restaurant in the style of the masters of the early 20th century. She traveled to Spain with Concha Piquer and Juanita Reina. She performed as a couple with Alejandro Vega at the Tablao Villa Rosa . In 1967 she received the Premio Nacional de Baile Flamenco of the Cátedra de Flamencología y Estudios Folklóricos Andaluces of Jerez de la Frontera .

In 1969 she performed at the Torres Bermejas in Madrid. She also danced in the Madrid tablaos Arco de Cuchilleros , Los Canasteros and Los Cabales de Madrid . In 1972 she opened the Tablao Los Gallos in Seville. She has also appeared on the stages of the most important Andalusian flamenco festivals.

Since the mid-1970s, she has rarely appeared in public. In May 1995 she presented a Soleá in a television program on Canal Sur .

reception

The ABC newspaper described her in her obituary as a “baroque artist of flamenco”.

José Luis Navarro García called their performances exemplary of classical style and aesthetics. She was a perfect dancer who staged her flamenco dress and castanets with mastery . Her dance was characterized by temperament, strength, sharpness, but also by being measured and dignified.

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c d Trini España, bailaora, por soleá. In: Memoranda. Canal Sur, accessed January 1, 2018 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III. Signatura Ediciones de Andalucía, Sevilla 2010, ISBN 978-84-96210-72-1 , p. 201-202 .
  3. ↑ «artista barroca del flamenco»
personal data
SURNAME España, Trini
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pérez Blanco, Trinidad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish flamenco dancer
DATE OF BIRTH 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Seville
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 2009
Place of death Seville