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María Vargas

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Performance by María Vargas in the García Lorca Room, during the Flamenco Singing Cycle of the Fundación Conservatorio Flamenco “Casa Patas”, 2014 © Fundación Conservatorio Flamenco Casa Patas

Speciality

Flamenco, Music

Date of birth

1947

"Flamenco singer. Descended from a long line of flamenco singers, María Vargas stands out as one of the most renowned and complete singers of her generation."

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María Vargas Fernández was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), in 1947. In 1959, at the age of just 12, she participated in a tribute to Manuel Torre and Javier Molina, sharing the bill with some of the greatest flamenco stars of the time and went on to surprise and capture the hearts of the aficionados. This same year she came third in the National Flamenco Art Contest of Córdoba, in an edition at which the first prize was shared by singing sisters Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera. In 1963, Manolo Caracol invited her to inaugurate his flamenco tablao in Madrid, Los Canasteros. She participated in festivals, contests and tours accompanied by some of the great guitarists, such as Manolo Sanlúcar, Paco de Lucía, Manuel Morao and Paco Cepero. Among other accolades, she received the Jerez de la Frontera National Flamenco Award and the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts.

Awards

National Flamenco Award of Jerez de la Frontera (1998)
Flamenco Legend Award (2019)
Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (2019)

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