Antonia Jiménez (born 1972) is an inland

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ist and composer, considered to be one of the most prominent Spanish women in that field. She was born in

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and studied guitar with Antonia Villar from a young age. She accompanied flamenco singers and dancers in

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, later moving to

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. She became an accompanist for the Nuevo Ballet Español and Arrieritos dance companies. She also pursued further studies in guitar with Enrique Vargas. Jiménez has accompanied singers including

Carmen Linares Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez (Born in 1951 in Linares, Jaén), better known by her stage name Carmen Linares, is one of the finest flamenco singers in Spain. She belongs to the best generation of flamenco artists with Paco de Lucía, Camarón ...

and Juan Pinilla and dancers including , Olga Pericet, , Manuel Liñán and

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. She performed in dancer ' show ''De Flamencas'' and created her own production ''Dos Tocaoras'', where she performed with Marta Robles. On

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in 2005, Jiménez and Robles accompanied Carmen Linares in the show ''La Diosa Blanca'', the first time two women flamenco guitarists performed together on stage.

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