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Carmen Amaya

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45 Years Old

Carmen Amaya Amaya (2 November 1913/1915 – 19 November 1963) was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She has been called "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever and "the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco dance." She was the first female flamenco dancer to master footwork previously reserved for the best male dancers, due to its speed and intensity. She sometimes danced in high-waisted trousers as a symbol of her strong character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carmen Amaya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 2nd November 1918

Died

19th December 1963

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Panama Hattie Image
Panama Hattie
Dancer in "Good Neighors" (uncredited)
See My Lawyer Image
See My Lawyer
Carmen Amaya
Knickerbocker Holiday Image
Knickerbocker Holiday
Gypsy Dancer
Flamenco Image
Flamenco
Los Tarantos Image
Los Tarantos
Angustias
María de la O Image
María de la O
María de la O
The Daughter of Juan Simón Image
The Daughter of Juan Simón
Soledad
Canciones de nuestra vida Image
Canciones de nuestra vida
Angustias (archive footage)
Quand te tues-tu ? Image
Quand te tues-tu ?
Self
El Embrujo del Fandango Image
El Embrujo del Fandango
Dringue, Castrito y la lámpara de Aladino Image
Dringue, Castrito y la lámpara de Aladino