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Manolo Caracol
12+ albums
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Manuel Ortega Juárez. (July 9, 1909 - February 24, 1973), was a flamenco cantaor (singer). Born in Seville, Spain, he was descended from a long line of flamenco artists including Enrique Ortega (father and son) and Curro Dulce, and he was possibly related to El Planeta and El Fillo. The family was also known for its bull fighters. Under the stage name El Caracol, he "gained international fame as much for his flamboyant personality as for his extraordinary cante." Later his juergas (days long flamenco parties) became notorious. Although as a singer he always retained the ability to deliver the core of the traditional art, he was not ashamed to commercialize flamenco to attract a mass popularity; then he gained fame and fortune, as well as adding to a checkered reputation. For the most part, this was during what was later widely known as a decadent age in the history of the art, the age of Ópera flamenca. In 1922 as a youth, he had been awarded the first prize (shared with El Tenazas) at the Concurso de Cante Jondo de Granada, organized by intellectuals like Manuel de Falla and Federico García Lorca. However, in the first stage of his career, he made a living singing mostly at private parties, which at the time, were, together with cafés, the usual stages for flamenco artists. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), he started touring with theatre companies as: owing to the war, private parties were difficult to find. This kind of theatre show, very common at the time (see ó
top songs
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La niña de fuego
9,6092No Quiero Na Contigo - Bulerías
1,6853Cuando Yo Te Conocí - Fandangos Caracoleros
1,5654Tú A Mí No Me Quieres - Canción
1,4905Antes De Llegar A Tu Puerta - Fandangos De Huelva
1,4056Lamento Gitano - Canción
1,2117El Reniego - Siguiriya
1,2078La Barca De Mis Amores - Tientos Caracoleros
1,0429Voz Del Pueblo - Mirabrás
1,04110Veneno Me Dejaste - Fandangos Caracoleros
1,038albums
Lo Mejor de Manolo Caracol, Vol. 1
La Voz Del Pueblo... La Salvaora
Manolo Caracol
Juerga gitana
Grandes Cantaores Del Flamenco / Manolo Caracol
Una Historia del Cante
Zambra
Leyendas Del Siglo XX
Fiesta Gitana
Fandangos Caracoleros
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La Niña de Fuego, La Salvaora y 18 Exitos Mas
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