However JosГ© Luis Navarro GarcГa, cГЎtedra de flamencologГa, as well as most other sources name November 2, 2013. Her ethnicity could also be a factor in her birth date's ambiguity, according to Montse Madridejos, professor of Music History at the University of Barcelona and a flamenco history researcher, who has a special interest in Carmen Amaya: вЂњAt this time, a gypsy was neither baptized, nor registeredвЂќ. According to them, photografies showing Carmen Amaya as a teenage child also speak for 1918 as the year of birth. Furthermore, a 1920 oil painting by Julio MoisГ©s named Maternidad, showing a mother with a small girl, due to them portraits Carmen and her mother Micaela. They claim that no birth document is available and the document of baptism was lost due to a church fire. They name Barcelano's inhabitanta list of 1930, in which a family Amalla with a 12-year-old daughter Carmen ist mentioned. Montse Madridejos and David PГ©rez Merinero name 1918 as year of birth. Carmen was the second of eleven children, although only six (three sisters and two brothers) survived to adulthood. The best biography I discovered about her is by Carlos Olalla and it's called 'Carmen Amaya el mar me enseГ±o a bailar', but it's in Spanish.She was born to a Romani family, to JosГ© Amaya Amaya 'El Chino,' a guitar player, and Micaela Amaya Moreno. I've just changed my complimenting link, as you may want to know as much as possible about this Spanish dancer who was fervently admired by Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, the US presidents Roosevelt and Truman and many more celebrities of century XX. Unfortunately, I shall never see live Flamenco by Carmen who left the world on November 19, 1963. I saw her fabulous performance in Frankfurt/Main Hoechst, about 42 years ago by 1972. How? She felt the vibrations of the music and watched the guitarists move the strings. Nevertheless, she was already excelling by Flamenco dancing when very small. Then, she suddenly managed to talk very slowly. La Single was deaf and dumb until eight years old.

I always thought phenomenal AntoГ±ita la Singla was Spain's main Flamenco legend. Last not least, there is something in Puerto de la Cruz old Quarters the Ranilla where also find more information about the artist who paid homage to this unique dancer and amazing Spanish folk music.

Indeed this gitana ( gypsy) who was a native from Barcelona like La Singla who came after her was the greatest Flamenco dancer of all times and is a true legend today. This was more than a renown episode of Flamenco music and Carmen Amaya of the XIX century. The wall art by House 'Casa de DoГ±a Florentina' made much more sense after I had watched the following video. Now, all its intriguing details of a previous puzzle fell into place. The image matched the one in the Tenerife Ranilla with the face which I couldn't get out of my mind.ДЄlso suddenly, this wall painting became meaningful art. Now, Carmen Amaya became the theme of the mural. However, RaГєl won the case, as his work had been paid for by the owner of a bar. It was about so called Graffiti with an Egyptian goddess. I knew the painting in Tenerife was Spain art by the street artist RaГєl Ruiz called 'NiГ±o de las Pinturas Granada' who started off with Graffiti and became even famous abroad.

Imagine a face that perturbs you like a ghost but, in plain daylight.ДЄnother street art with Carmen Amaya in Granada I was so taken, captivated, mesmerized and also curious. She was clad in modern attire.Д«ut who was this female with curly blue hair and a trendy shawl? Who was she who was the focal point of an artistic composition with riddles? The signature which complemented this typical Spanish art arte urbano (urban art) which was paid for didn't give all the answers.

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