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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Peleas en Broma por Sevillanas
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 25 Feb 1973
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La Hija de Juan Simón
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 14 Jul 1971
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Juanito Valderrama, Grandes Éxitos
Flamenco - Released by Tam-Tam Media on 1 Jul 2007
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Una Vida de Coplas
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 8 May 1971
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Caminante Solitario
Latin America - Released by Bela Records on 26 Apr 2010
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Colección 5 Estrellas. Juanito Valderrrama. Vol. 2
Flamenco - Released by Brisa Records on 24 Mar 2011
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Sus Grandes Éxitos
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 25 Mar 1967
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12 Peleas en Broma
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 1 Feb 1972
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Su Primera Comunión y Otros Éxitos
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 20 Mar 1959
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El Corazón de Sevilla
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 24 Aug 1965
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Colección 5 Estrellas. Juanito Valderrrama. Vol. 1
Flamenco - Released by Brisa Records on 24 Mar 2011
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Que Bonito Es Querer
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 22 Feb 1994
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Vintage Flamenco Cante Nº12 - EPs Collectors
World - Released by Vintage Music on 10 Mar 1957
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Historia del Cante Flamenco, Vol. 3
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 1 Feb 1968
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Peleas en Broma por Fandangos y Sevillanas
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 23 Nov 1972
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Así Se Canta en Triana y Otros Éxitos
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on 18 Jun 1965
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Vintage Flamenco Cante Nº11 - EPs Collectors
World - Released by Vintage Music on 5 Feb 1957
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Juanito Valderrama : Sus Grandes Exitos, Vol.2
World - Released by Divucsa on 6 Jul 2006
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