José Manuel Ortega Heredia (

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, 7 February 1956 -

Alhaurín de la Torre Alhaurín de la Torre is a town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, in southern Spain. The town is part of Málaga Metropolitan Area and of the comarca of Valle del Guadalhorce. It sits at the entrance to the Guadalhorce valley on the slopes ...

, Málaga, 5 December 2004) was a Spanish singer and guitarist.Emma Martinez Flamenco: All You Wanted to Know - 2011 - Page 97 1609744705 "Abandoning a promising future as a guitarist, Manzanita produced a solo album which brought him fame." In 1978, with producer José Luis de Carlos, he recorded his first solo album, ''Poco ruido y mucho duende'', in a very personal style with flamenco nuances. The theme ''Verde'', adapted from a poem by Lorca, was a great success. In 1980, he recorded his second LP ''Espíritu sin nombre'' with the palmero Daniel Barba de las Arenas. With his third album, in 1981, ''Talco y bronce'', he surpassed half a million copies in Spain with the singles ''Un ramito de violetas'' and ''Por tu ausencia''. They were followed by ''Cuando la noche te envuelve'' (1982), ''La quiero a morir'' (1983) and ''Mal de amores'' (1984). In 1986, he released ''Echando sentencias'', including Arab and Indian instruments. In 1988 he launched ''En voz baja a las rosas'', with adaptations of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Góngora and Lorca. In 1993 he made testimony to his faith in the album ''Quédate con Cristo''. After a long silence, in which he only sang for the Evangelical Church, he returned in 1998 with the album ''Por tu ausencia'', a live recording of greatest hits and new songs that became a gold record. In 1999 he repeated the gold record with the soundtrack of the film ''

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''. In 2000 he recorded ''Dímelo'', a new gold record, and in 2002 ''Gitano cubano'', accompanied by Raimundo Amador, Lolita and Cuban singers

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and David Montes. In 2004 he died in his house as a result of a heart attack.

Albums

* ''Poco ruido y mucho duende'' (CBS, 1978) * ''Espíritu sin nombre'' (CBS, 1980) * ''Talco y bronce'' (CBS, 1981) * ''Cuando la noche te envuelve'' (CBS, 1982) * ''La quiero a morir'' (CBS, 1983) * ''Mal de amores'' (CBS, 1984) * ''Echando sentencias'' (RCA, 1986) * ''En voz baja a las rosas'' (RCA, 1988) * ''Quédate con Cristo'' (Horus, 1993) * ''Por tu ausencia'' (WEA, 1998) live * ''Dímelo'' (WEA, 2000) * ''Gitano cubano'' (WEA, 2002) * ''La cucharita'' (CDI, 2004)

References

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