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Antonio Gades
Antonio Esteve Ródenas or Antonio Gades (14 November 1936 in Elda, Alicante – 20 July 2004 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer. He helped to popularise the art form on the international stage. He was father of actress María Esteve and singer Celia Flores, daughters of his ex-partner Marisol, a popular actress and singer.
Career.
Career Flamenco.
Gades's most notable works included dance adaptations of Prosper Mérimée's "Carmen" and Federico García Lorca's "
Tarantos" 1963
- "With the East Wind" 1966
- "El amor brujo" 1967
- "The Last Meeting" 1967
- "Bodas de sangre" 1981
- "Carmen" 1983
- "El amor brujo" 1986
External links.
- Ermanna Carmen Mandelli, "Antonio Gades". Palermo, L'Epos, 2004.
- Cuban Government's webpage on Gades
- Antonio Gades biography and films or products in which he has taken part