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First part of the biography of Antonio Mairena as a tribute to his figure 40 years after his death. He was a great cante and a crucial researcher of pure flamenco, of forms and styles that could have disappeared without his contributions. Mairenismo continues its work, not without criticism and opposition. <\/p>\n
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Mairena of Alcor Seville, 5-11-1983 (heart attack)<\/span><\/p>\n Parents: Rafael Cruz Vargas and Aurora Garc\u00eda Heredia<\/span><\/p>\n Siblings:<\/span> Curro, Juan Mairena, Manuel, Angelita, \u00c1guila, Rosario and Mar\u00eda Josefa.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”0px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”29px|auto|-36px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”02b46b76-c036-4b35-ac39-0d96fe080a5c” text_font=”Domine||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32em” header_2_font=”Domine|700|||||||” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”0″ text_font_size_phone=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Antonio Mairena, whose real name was Antonio Cruz Garc\u00eda, was born on September 7, 1909<\/strong> in the Sevillian town of Mairena de Alcor. That same year, also in Seville, Manolo Caracol arrived in the world, Things of life, the two would be linked forever.<\/p>\n From a gypsy family, his mother was a great dancer, especially for tangos, as Antonio himself would point out years later. His father, also a great lover of flamenco, would take the cantaor for saraos and parties that would give him the opportunity to learn from great artists of the moment. One of them was the cantaor Manuel Torre (El Ni\u00f1o de Jerez, praised by Lorca). This Jerez would become his main reference for life. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial quote_icon_color=”#000000″ quote_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Domine||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Jerez Manuel Torre was a cantaor of those who reach the soul, very sharp, a gypsy who expressed pain like no one else. His seguiriyas are iconic, as is his fickleness. For some experts, overrated; for others, among the best in history.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”29px|auto|-36px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”02b46b76-c036-4b35-ac39-0d96fe080a5c” text_font=”Domine||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”2px” text_line_height=”32em” header_2_font=”Domine|700|||||||” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”0″ text_font_size_phone=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Antonio’s ancestors were from Utrera, coming to Mairena looking for better opportunities. Rafel, his father, was a blacksmith. The forge in which he worked would be the second home of a young Antonio stealing part of his childhood. Being the eldest of six children, it was custom as well as necessity. <\/p>\n Being the eldest of six children, it was custom as well as necessity. Antonio accompanied him to parties and saraos in Seville and listened attentively to the singers, absorbing their shapes and sounds like a sponge. In addition, the head of the Mairena family was a close friend of figures such as Manuel Torre or Joaqu\u00edn el de la Paula. And these singers would be his first teachers without having proposed it. <\/p>\n But what hurt the cantaor the most was not having been able to study. In his memoirs, he would explain that he went to school only three years and intermittently. He wanted to correct this lack throughout his life, and was not only self-taught, but a very dedicated student when he could afford night classes. <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/allflamenco.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Casa-de-los-Mairena.jpg” alt=”Casa del Arte Flamenco Antonio Mairena.” title_text=”Mairena House” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” enable_caption_text=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” image_caption_font=”Domine||||||||” image_caption_color=”#000000″ image_caption_size=”11px” image_caption_lineheight=”1em” image_caption_alignment=”left”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”29px|auto|-36px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”02b46b76-c036-4b35-ac39-0d96fe080a5c” text_font=”Domine||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32em” header_2_font=”Domine|700|||||||” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”0″ text_font_size_phone=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mairena wrote his memoirs and, therefore, we can know some of his feelings during his hard childhood. He felt in his flesh the harshness with which the Roma people faced their marginalization and poverty. And how this was expressed in songs that he listened attentively while hammering in his father’s blacksmith shop. <\/p>\n And he remembers that moment when he decided his destiny, back in the year 20. At parties, the famous dancer Fa\u00edco performed. Antonio, from his mother’s knee, felt the urge to let go for a tango, one by Pastora Imperio. Fa\u00edco was excited about the child’s art, which was a surprise even for his parents. <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”02b46b76-c036-4b35-ac39-0d96fe080a5c” text_font=”Domine||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32em” header_2_font=”Domine|700|||||||” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”0″ text_font_size_phone=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n La suerte estaba echada y aquel ni\u00f1o ya no querr\u00eda hacer otra cosa que cantar. <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”02b46b76-c036-4b35-ac39-0d96fe080a5c” text_font=”Domine||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”32em” header_2_font=”Domine|700|||||||” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”0″ text_font_size_phone=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
(Seville) 7-11-1909. The artist explained that, in reality, he was born on the 5th.
<\/span><\/p>\nParents and siblings<\/strong><\/h4>\n
A childhood that marked his personality<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Antonio Mairena decides his path<\/span><\/h2>\n
First contest<\/span><\/h2>\n