María Dolores González Flores (born 6 May 1958), better known as Lolita Flores, is a Spanish actress and singer.

Biography

Lolita Flores is the daughter of

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and Antonio González, sister of

Antonio Flores Antonio González Flores (14 November 1961 – 30 May 1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. He was Romani on his father's side and maternal grandmother side. Antonio is known for his pop rock style of singing. His songs, which he ...

and

Rosario Flores Rosario del Carmen González Flores better known as Rosario Flores (; born 4 November 1963) is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer. She was born in Madrid, Spain, as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaílla') and famou ...

. She was married to Guillermo Furiase and they had two children

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and Guillermo. She is of

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descent on her father's side and identifies as Gypsy. Flores started her career in the early 1970s and with the release of the album ''Amor, amor'' (and a single of the same name) in 1975 she achieved success in her native Spain as well as in countries in Latin-America. Her songs "Sarandonga", "Lo voy a dividir", and "Si la vida son dos días" among others, have become staples in Spanish radio. In 2002, she won a

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for Best New Actress for her performance in the movie ''Rencor''. Flores has also appeared in several television programs such as ''Directísimo'' and ''Hostal Royal Manzanares''. On 18 February 2019 she received the

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Discography

*''Amor, amor'' (1975) *''Abrázame'' (1976) *''Mi carta'' (1977) *''Espérame'' (1978) *''Seguir Soñando'' (1980) *''Atrévete'' (1982) *''Águila real'' (1983) *''Para volver'' (1985) *''Locura de amor'' (1987) *''Madrugada'' (1990) *''Con Sabor a Menta'' (1991) *''Y La Vida Pasa'' (1994) *''Quién lo va a detener'' (1995) *''Atrasar el reloj'' (1997) *''Lola, Lolita, Lola'' (2001) *''Lola, Lolita, Dolores'' (2002) *''Si la vida son 2 días'' (2004) *''Y ahora Lola. Un regalo a mi madre'' (2005) *''Sigue caminando'' (2007)

Filmography

*''

Paella Today! ''Paella Today!'' is a 2017 Spanish comedy by César Sabater. Plot Two friends, Pep and Vicent, live in a wide flat in Valencia. Both Pep, an artist, and Vicent, a tourist guide, meet Lola, an old acquaintance of Pep's, with whom both become ...

'' (2017) *''La princesa del polígono'' (2007) *''Fuerte Apache'' (2006) *''Rencor'' (2002)

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* 1958 births Living people Actresses from Madrid 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses 20th-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish singers Romani actresses Romani musicians Romani singers Singers from Madrid Spanish women singers Spanish Romani people Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses {{Spain-bio-stub