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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Juanito Valderrama-Éxitos, Vol. 1
Flamenco - Released by 2021 ISWJ Digital on 20 Oct 2023
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La Tortolica en la Mano
World - Released by Viking Records on 22 Oct 2014
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Coplas
Antonio Molina, Juanito Valderrama
Latin America - Released by Piros Comercial Digital on 29 Aug 2014
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Las Primeras Canciones de Juanito Valderrama
Flamenco - Released by Star Music on 5 Apr 2010
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Leyendas, Valderrama
World - Released by Sotelysa Digital on 12 Oct 2015
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Las Mejores Coplas
World - Released by Sotelysa Digital on 31 Aug 2015
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Juanito Valderrama
World - Released by Rise International Music Ltd on 27 Nov 2012
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Grandes de la Copla
Latin America - Released by Cale Records on 15 May 2002
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Les Idoles Du Flamenco: Juanito Valderrama, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mon patrimoine musical on 26 Dec 2018
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Cantaor - Juanito Valderrama Vol. 3
World - Released by Totall Records on 17 Jul 2017
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Black Collection Juanito Valderrama
World - Released by Totall Records on 10 Jul 2017
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Navidad Flamenca - Juanito Valderrama y Dolores Abril
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
World - Released by Totall Records on 11 Jul 2017
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Cantaor Juanito Valderrama Vol. 2
World - Released by Totall Records on 11 Jul 2017
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Cantaor Juanito Valderrama Vol. 1
World - Released by Totall Records on 11 Jul 2017
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