Pepe de Lucía (born José Sánchez Gomes; 25 September 1945 in

Algeciras Algeciras ( , ) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar ( es, Bahía de Algeci ...

, Cádiz, Spain) is 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 and ...

singer and songwriter. The son of flamenco guitarist

Antonio Sánchez Pecino Antonio Sánchez Pecino (5 February 1908 – 23 June 1994) was the father of famed flamenco guitarists Paco de Lucía, Ramón de Algeciras, and flamenco singer/songwriter Pepe de Lucía. He was also a well-known flamenco guitarist and songwriter in ...

, and the brother of flamenco guitarists

Paco de Lucía Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flame ...

and

Ramón de Algeciras Ramón Sánchez Gómez, better known by his stage name Ramón de Algeciras, (5 February 193820 January 2009) was a Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and lyricist. He was the most prolific collaborator of Paco de Lucía, his younger brother, r ...

, he adopted the stage name ''Pepe de Lucía'' in honor of his

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

mother, Lúcia Gomes. He is the father of Spanish pop singer

Malú María Lucía Sánchez Benítez, known as Malú, is a Spanish singer. She is the niece of the composer and guitarist Paco de Lucía, and is known for songs such as "Aprendiz", "Como Una Flor", "Toda", "Diles", "Si Estoy Loca" and "No Voy a Cambia ...

. He released his debut recording, ''Los Chiquitos de Algeciras'', with his brother

in 1961. He continued to sing on his brother's albums until 1988, when he was replaced by

Duquende Juan Rafael Cortés Santiago, known as Duquende (born 1965 in Sabadell, Spain), is a Spanish Romani flamenco singer (cantaor). He is considered one of the successors to influential Flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla. Since 1997, Duquende has been ...

. His son
José de Lucía
is also a flamenco musician, like his uncles, father and grandfather. He is noted to have written many of the lyrics performed by

Camarón de la Isla José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla (), was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations ...

on his albums with

and

Tomatito José Fernández Torres, known as Tomatito (born Fondón, 1958), is a Spanish roma flamenco guitarist and composer. Having started his career accompanying famed flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla (with Paco de Lucía), he has made a number of ...

. An example of one of these songs is Sentao en el Valle on the album Como el Agua.

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Pepe de Lucía discography

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1945 births Living people Flamenco singers Spanish people of Portuguese descent People from Algeciras Latin Grammy Award winners {{Spain-composer-stub