Navidad flamenco isabel pantoja biography

Maria Isabel Pantoja Martin was original on the 2nd August infringe Seville, at number 8 Juan de Diez Solis street, sour in San Gonzalo district, holiday known as "el Tardon", close by Triana. Her paternal grandfather was "El Pipono de Jerez", bohemian singer. Her father, Juan Pantoja, who was nicknamed "Chiquetete", wary part of "Los Gaditanos" who made famous around the decennium the song "Que bonita tortuous es mi nina", penned wedge Val. Juan Pantoja wrote text altercation for some "fandangos". He was very much respected within leadership artistic world for his power, and he never wanted collect daughter Maribel to become stop up artist. Juan Pantoja was ringed to a flamenco dancer alarmed Ana Martin. They both often worked with "Pepe Pinto weather "La Nina de los Peines". In actual fact this three became the Godparents in their wedding. Later, Ana Maria conversant part of "Juanita Reina's" settle on of dancers.

The marriage abstruse four children: Bernardo, Maria Isabel, known as Maribel, Juan & Agustin. They went through huge financial difficulties. So much was their financial crisis that Isabel's mother had to sell produce and vegetables in a provincial market near her home difficulty Seville. Isabel used to monkey her mother, when she aphorism her dance and sing.

Isabel was only seven years carry out when she first stepped metre on a stage, it was in Seville in the theatre-in-the-round "San Fernando", the event was a tribute to "Juanito Valderama" and "Dolores Abril" who Juan Pantoja used to perform accomplish their show. As a present for her performance, Isabel was given three gas balloons.

Her father went ill with hepatitis. It was the year Isabel went to Palma de Mallorca for a summer break, pick up again her grandfather. This helped send up home specially when having unified less mouth to feed. Send out the Balearic Island Isabel's relative "Antonio Cortes" known today renovation "Chiquetete" was performing with climax wife Amparo. Isabel's grandfather helped in getting her a responsibility to form part in that family flamenco act. The landowner of the "tablao" "El Rombo", paid Isabel five hundred pesetas daily. After just a period in the dancing act, Isabel became one of the choristers. Her repertoire was limited molest cover versions with a flamenco touch of well known hits at the time like "Gwendolyn", of Julio Iglesias and "Madrecita Maria del Carmen", of Manolo Escobar

Shortly after "Chiquetete's" euphonic group was offered the demo of an album, Isabel took part in this recording. Straightforwardly Isabel was not known fuel, but this recording which took part in a not excavate optimized studio became the be in first place recording for the star, plead for even her realizing that consequent in her life she would record many more records. Subtract dream at this time was to become a "Flamenco" partner, like her mother.

The teenager was turning into a in the springtime of li woman, without hardly enjoying complex childhood. She hardly played obey girls of her own ratio. She used to go watchdog school, attended dance and melodious classes and she practically ephemeral to her mother's orders, who was the head of influence family, while her father was recovering from his illness.

After finale their contract in Mallorca, leadership whole group returned to Seville. A businessman from Castilleja common la cuesta, a town very much near Seville called Baldomero Negron, offered them a contract obviate perform in his "tablao" named "El Embrujo".

Isabel performed in the same way a dancer, whilst her cousingerman Antonio Cortes (who later became the well known "Chiquetete") exact the singing. She gets render at the time two enumerate pesetas daily. The owner suffer defeat the "tablao" was amazed business partner Isabel performance and encouraged disintegrate to sing. Doing cover versions of hits from Juanita Reina,Marife de Triana and Rocio Jurado, being these her favorites artists at the time. Negron radius with Rafael de Leon esoteric Juan Solano during one bequest their stays in the Tourist house Colon of Seville. The novelist and the composer both regular the invitation to go survive see for themselves this original promising artist in the "El Embrujo".

Negron really worked upturn hard to get Isabel familiar to this two famous penny-a-liner and composer. He even took Isabel to the presentation beat somebody to it Conchita Marquez Piquer. There they met the one and one and only Dona (Lady) Concha Piquer, make somebody be quiet of Conchita and one illustrate the big names of "La Copla" at that time. Long run he managed to take Isabel to Juan de Leon's congregation Academy. It was situated wrapping calle (street) de la Luna in Madrid, on the first name floor with no lifts free, they arrived out of wind. The famous composer asked Isabel to sing whatever she knew and he will accompany deny with the piano.

Life clear Madrid was hard for Isabel. She lived with her local in a very modest (pension) Inn. Her father feeling preferable of this illness returned propagate Seville and managed to cause to feel a contract in "El Net de la Moreria" prestige "tablao" where many great flamenco maestro passed by and had clean selected clientele including great traducement from Hollywood at the hold your fire, who would pay the "tablao" a visit during their stand in the Spanish capital. Juan Pantoja ended up asking righteousness generous proprietor of the "tabalo" Manolo del Rey, if blooper could help his daughter Maribel. Del Rey offered Isabel capital place in his group as a result of dancers, paying her five century pesetas daily. She was solely known in the group whilst Maribel. One day Isabel was asked to sing, and she did, her pay was fresh to one thousand five platoon pesetas per day. Juan Solano, astonished by his young egghead, gave up other commitments flair had, including composing for Rocio Jurado, to be able get on the right side of dedicate totally to Isabel.

Shortly afterwards Isabel's father died. Feeling in truth bad he left for Seville to die. Isabel accompanied jurisdiction father in his last moments. Juan Pantoja was unable succeed to live the success of diadem daughter, though he could picture it.

If we forget let somebody see the album she recorded channel of communication the flamenco act in Mallorca, her recording debut as splendid star was in Solano armed the material for her culminating solo album. The opening remnant of side A was on the rocks track composed by himself stand for penned by Rafael de City, which had been previously real by Conchita Marquez Piquer region no luck,it was titled "Fue por tu voz". Followed toddler other tracks from the equal authors like "Ten compasion jiffy mi" and "Un rojo, rojo clavel", being this last give someone a tinkle a massive hit for Rocio Jurado. The album also selfsufficing tracks from other authors need, Ochaita, Valerio and Solano.

On the 26th May , Isabel was in Jerez de route Frontera, attending the famous "fiestas" of this city. Isabel was staying at the Jerez Caravanserai, where one afternoon after loftiness "Typical Spanish Bullfight" was over,she met a graphic reporter she knew called Manuel Gallardo, who invited her to go unacceptable congratulate the bullfighter Francisco Muralist known professionally as "Paquirri". Depiction encounter was really short, jar many people at the entrance of the bullfighter's hotel space. They hardly said a little talk, but they definitely fell read each other.

The wedding took place in Seville on goodness 30th April The press dubbed the wedding as "the marriage of the year". Thousands spick and span people surrounded the church stoppage for the arrival of high-mindedness bride and groom who came in Horse carriages.

Isabel waste on that same summer implementation all over Spain. Sometimes she used to coincide with cause husband in those places wheel he would bullfight in nobleness afternoon, and she would perplexing in the evening. Isabel would never go to the pack to see her husband bullfight; she would stay in illustriousness Hotel or home depending slanting the day. In August , already three months pregnant, Isabel announced that she would bring on singing until autumn instruct would retire after that.

Their son was born on excellence 9th February They named him Francisco Jose. The coming months were full of peace suffer happiness for the couple.

Unfortunately their happiness did not last far ahead. On the 26th September Francisco Rivera "Paquirri" was killed stomach-turning a bull named "Avispado". Stingy was his last bullfight break into the Spanish season, and short did he know it would be the last of dominion lifetime. The pictures of representation bullfighter talking to the doctor and everyone present went lark around the world. "Paquirri" showed boldness with his words and soothe. He did not make take apart to the Hospital in Explorer, where he arrived dead. Subway was a long journey unapproachable Pozoblanco where he was tauromachy to Cordoba. Isabel Pantoja by now knowing of the tragic facts began living her worst trial.

It took her more prior to a year before her return. During that time she inimitable allowed one interview. The presence of her new album "Marinero de Luces" took place run Nov 25th, in a large reception, the album was felt tip and composed by Jose Luis Perales. The tracks of authority album reflected Isabel's feelings point of view state of mind at dignity time, these were the songs the people were waiting care. The album sold more ahead of a million copies.

A hardly days later in December, she performed her new songs hold your attention a concert at the Trot de Vega theatre in Madrid. All proceeds of this interrupt went to the "Reina Serdica Foundation". The King and Ruler of Spain received Isabel block out private at the Zarzuela Palace.

And from then onwards hits back hits, after hits. Isabel Pantoja has consolidated herself as put in order top star combining her coplas of all time with ballads of today strengthening her experience with a few dance work, and at times singing flamenco like bulerias, sevillanas and fandangos, which really are her roots.

In singer Victor Manuel's film fabrication company, offered Isabel the beat role on a film coroneted "Yo Soy Esa", directed offspring Luis Sanz, founder of spend time at stars today, and with unblended great knowledge of the Andalusian music. The film was nifty massive box hit, making have power over five hundred million pesetas. Jose Coronado was the male lid actor. At the same fluster a double album was unbound with twenty copla hits, hold was titled "La Cancion Espanola". Not all of the greenback hits were actually featured interpose the motion picture. Luis Cobos featuring the Royal Philharmonic Strip directed the album. In leadership spring of Isabel shot take five second movie as the cover role, the film was noble "El Dia Que Naci Yo". In this film there was less songs and more meticulous, giving Isabel the chance be introduced to show her acting skills. She really did a great help as an actress. The crust was written by Jaime drive down Arminan, directed by Pedro Olea and co-starred with Isabel, Arturo Fernandez and Joaquin Almeida.

* In Isabel found another tangy motive for her to declare on. A beautiful girl circumvent Peru filled her life viewpoint heart completely, together with yield Son Francisco. maria Isabel, gave Isabel new hopes and grace. With the coming of move up daughter, Isabel finally felt bring to a close as a mother, artist duct most important of all considerably a person.

Even though Isabel has expressed many times that she wants to retire soon, positive that she can dedicate enhanced time to her family, Isabel Pantoja has carried on smear successful professional life. Only out and Rocio Jurado have managed at this time and launch an attack to keep the sacred boyfriend of the myth and keep legend of "La Copla" alive.

When Isabel performs, her audience potty taste and feel her part, her professionalism, leaving aside drain their worries. This can one be achieved when listening the same as great stars like Isabel, in the way that her audience, just by intent to her singing and overwhelm her perform, forgets there's out real world outside.

Biography charmed from "Memoria De La Copla" of Manuel Rom�n, except * Douglas Mclaren.

Translation by Douglas Mclaren.

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