Carmen Amaya was a fundamental dancer in the history of flamenco. She triumphed all over the world and became a dance legend. In these archive scenes, you can see Amaya’s art and, in ALL FLAMENCO, the complete documentary about her life and the time she lived under Franco’s regime.
Carmen Amaya (1918-1963), has been the most universal flamenco dancer, including Hollywood films. His father, José Amaya, nicknamed “El Chino”, was a flamenco guitarist and his mother, Micaela Amaya, occasionally danced zambras in the family circle. Both had family origins in Grenada.
Although she spent a large part of her artistic career outside Spain (she fled the Civil War) and far away from Andalusia, the natural cultural epicentre, Carmen Amaya always ended up having contact with artists and events related to Andalusia. As well as being a bailaora, she also had an important facet as a cantaora, where she showed as much rage as she did dancing.
David Prats rescues the figure of the charismatic dancer from Barcelonain the documentary Granizo en los Cristales. And now you can watch it on ALL FLAMENCO with no ads, no cuts… wherever and whenever you want.