Juan Valderrama Blanca (24 May 1916 – 12 April 2004), better known as Juanito Valderrama, was a Spanish
flamenco
Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura a ...
and
folk singer. Although he was known for singing
copla, he always claimed to be a flamenco singer.
Born in
Torredelcampo, Juanito's recording career began in 1935 and lasted more than 60 years. Among his most famous songs is "
El emigrante", written in 1949, a ballad for the millions of displaced Spaniards who fled the country in the years after the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...
. In 1960 he appeared in the
film of the same name.
He was romantically and professionally partnered with singer and actress
Dolores Abril from 1954 until his death in 2004. The couple had two children, and Juana Dolores Valderrama, who both became singers.
Filmography
References
External links
''Telegraph'' obituary
1916 births
2004 deaths
People from the Province of Jaén (Spain)
Singers from Andalusia
Flamenco singers
20th-century Spanish singers
20th-century Spanish male singers
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