Juanito Valderrama
b. Juan Valderrama Blanca, 24 May 1916, Torredelcampo, Jaén, Spain, d. 12 April 2004, Espartinas, Seville, Spain. Raised in rural Andalucia, Valderrama heard flamenco from childhood and in his early teens he was taken up by singer Niña de la Puebla, with whom he sang in Madrid in 1935. During the Spanish Civil War he performed for soldiers and also made records, later establishing himself on the flamenco scene. He composed some 300 songs, often in collaboration with his regular accompanist El Niño Ricardo; these included ‘De Polizón’ and ‘Madre Hermosa’. The song by which he is best remembered is ‘El Emigrante’, which he wrote in response to the fate of exiled Republicans after the civil war. He sang this in the similarly titled 1960 film and it was also used in La Guerra De Papá (1977). From the 50s Valderrama had appeared in a number of films, including El Rey De La Carretera (1956), El Emigrante (1960) and El Padre Coplillas (1968). Among the songs he sang in the latter film were ‘Grandeza Divina’, ‘Plegaria De Paz’, ‘Ruiseñores Del Alba’ and ‘Corazón A Corazón’.
Valderrama was noted for his maintenance of the traditions of flamenco, but he did much to keep flamenco in tune with young audiences. In 1983 he was awarded the Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo and also in this decade and the next he was recognized throughout Spain for his services to flamenco. This led to accolades at Madrid’s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in 1994, the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla in 1998, the Festival del Cante de Las Minas de La Unión in 2000, and at Teatro Alhambra de Granada in 2001.
From the mid-50s Valderrama formed an intimate relationship with singer Lolita Caballero (b. Dolores Abril) but he was unable to obtain a divorce from his first wife until more than 20 years later. Early in 2004, Valderrama appeared at a concert in Madrid that was given in his honour and which featured many noted artists. Soon afterwards, he suffered a heart attack and died during convalescence.
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Diferentes Estilos del Cante
Flamenco - Erschienen bei Soul Vibes am 08.08.1988
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Málaga Tierra Señora
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
World Music - Erschienen bei Viking Records am 03.11.2014
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Mis Mejores Fandangos
Flamenco - Erschienen bei Piros - Dienc am 17.09.2014
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Los Mejor de la Música Española: Maestros de la Copla
Antonio Molina, Juanito Valderrama
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Piros Comercial Digital am 21.08.2013
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Cuatro Puntales
World Music - Erschienen bei Viking Records am 16.10.2014
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El Corazón de Sevilla
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Belter am 24.08.1965
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Siguen Siendo los Más Grandes II: Molina, Farina y Valderrama
Antonio Molina, Rafael Farina, Juanito Valderrama
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Piros Comercial Digital am 21.08.2013
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El Maletiya
World Music - Erschienen bei Remdey Records am 08.01.2015
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Mis Mejores Fandangos
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Piros - Dienc am 17.09.2014
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Juanito Valderrama Vol.2
Flamenco - Erschienen bei Mediterraneo Music Latino am 01.01.2002
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Juanito Valderrama-Inolvidables, Vol. 1
Flamenco - Erschienen bei 2023 ISWJ Digital am 16.11.2023
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Los Mas Grandes Vol. 2
Rafael Farina, Juanito Valderrama, Antonio Molina
Flamenco - Erschienen bei Piros - Dienc am 05.09.2014
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Las Carretas del Rocio
World Music - Erschienen bei Viking Records am 03.11.2014
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Juanito Valderrama-Éxitos, Vol. 1
Flamenco - Erschienen bei 2021 ISWJ Digital am 20.10.2023
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La Tortolica en la Mano
World Music - Erschienen bei Viking Records am 22.10.2014
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Coplas
Antonio Molina, Juanito Valderrama
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Piros Comercial Digital am 29.08.2014
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Las Primeras Canciones de Juanito Valderrama
Flamenco - Erschienen bei Star Music am 05.04.2010
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Valderrama
World Music - Erschienen bei Sotelysa Digital am 12.11.2015
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Leyendas, Valderrama
World Music - Erschienen bei Sotelysa Digital am 12.10.2015
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Las Mejores Coplas
World Music - Erschienen bei Sotelysa Digital am 31.08.2015
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Juanito Valderrama
World Music - Erschienen bei Rise International Music Ltd am 27.11.2012
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