José Antonio Labordeta Subías (10 March 1935, in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain – 19 September 2010, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain) was a Spanish ( Aragonese) singer, songwriter, poet, writer and political activist. He was described by The ''

Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa The ''Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa'' (''Great Aragonese Encyclopedia'', commonly abbreviated ''GEA'') is a Spanish language, Aragon-themed, encyclopedia. It was first published in 1981, under the direction of Eloy Fernández Clemente. In 1999, Pren ...

'' 2000 (''Great Aragonese Encyclopedia'') as "The most important Aragonese singer-songwriter". He began singing in an attempt to give more relevance to his poetry; his songs are well-known and beloved anthems in

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. Poetic songs such as "Aragón", "

Canto a la Libertad Canto a la libertad (Chant to Liberty) is the most well-known song by Aragonese singer-songwriter José Antonio Labordeta. It was composed in 1975 to represent "a dream of solidarity, humanity, social justice, hope and freedom" and constitute " ...

" (''Song for Freedom'') or "Me dicen que no quieres" (''They tell me you don't want to'') were also sung all around Spain. He was also the founder of the ''Andalán'' newspaper, which was very influential during the 1970s. From 2000 until retiring in 2008, he represented

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in the Spanish Congress for

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''(Aragonese Union)'', an Aragonese political party.

Biography

José Antonio Labordeta was born in

, in 1935. In 1953, his father died. José Antonio went to live with his older brother Miguel, who was married and fourteen years his senior. In 1963, Labordeta married Juana de Grandes, and the newly wed couple moved to Teruel. Two of their daughters, Ana and Ángela, were born while the couple was living there. He died on 19 September 2010 in Zaragoza at age 75 after a long battle with

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Discography

Books

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20060813082346/http://www.fonomusic.es/labordeta.html
José Antonio Labordeta
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