Niña de Antequera (María Barruz Martínez, 1 March 1921 – 28 August 1972)
was a Spanish
flamenco
Flamenco () is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the Gitanos, gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Region of Murcia, ...
singer.
Career
Niña de Antequera began her career in flamenco in Jaén when she was 12 years old.
She became a popular artist beginning in the 1940s in Seville, where she performed with El Niño de la Huerta,
Nina de la Puebla,
Pepe Pinto
José "Pepe" Pinto Rosas (11 November 1929 – 30 November 2024) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender, and coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of Athletes' training and activities
* Coachi ...
,
Pepe Marchena
José Tejada Marín (November 7, 1903 – December 4, 1976), known as Pepe Marchena and also as Niño de Marchena in the first years of his career, was a Spanish flamenco singer who achieved great success in the ópera flamenca period (1922–1 ...
,
Enrique Montoya,
Porrina de Badajoz,
Rafael Farina,
Antonio Molina and Juanito Valderrama.
She died following a traffic accident in
Sevilla
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Seville ...
in 1972.
Discography
* Doña Omar
* ¡Ay, mi perro!
* Llegó el florero
References
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1920 births
1972 deaths
Musicians from Seville
Flamenco singers
20th-century Spanish women singers
20th-century Spanish singers