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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Cantiñas del Farruco
World - Released by Remdey Records on 8 Jan 2015
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Ilustre Memoria del Cante
Flamenco - Released by Meta - Pasarela on 31 Jul 2014
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La Copla del emigrante
World - Released by Amor Indiano on 1 Apr 2022
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El Emigrante (feat. Jaquin Escojiès Camps et son orchestre) (Mono Version)
World - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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El Emigrante (Mono Version)
Juanito Valderrama, Jose Maria Pardo
World - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Quatre chants flamencos (Mono Version)
Juanito Valderrama, Niño Ricardo
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1957
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Juanito Valderrama, Vol. 1 (Remastered)
Miscellaneous - Released by MARFER on 13 Jul 2001
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Vintage Music No. 114 - LP: Juanito Valderrama
World - Released by Vintage Music on 20 Jul 2010
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Vintage Spanish Song Nº32 - EPs Collectors
Latin America - Released by Vintage Music on 14 Aug 1957
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Grandes Éxitos de Juanito Valderrama
Latin America - Released by OK Records on 1 Jan 2006
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Vintage Flamenco Cante Nº47 - EPs Collectors
World - Released by Vintage Music on 12 Sep 1958
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Como Los Judíos
Latin America - Released by Bela Records on 26 Apr 2010
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Juanito Valderrama : Fandangos de Cacería y Otros Fandangos
World - Released by Divucsa on 6 Jul 2006
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Lo Mejor de Juanito Valderrama
World - Released by Divucsa on 6 Jul 2006
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Su Primera Comunión y Otros Exitos
World - Released by Divucsa on 27 Apr 2006
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Juanito Valderrama : Sus Grandes Exitos
World - Released by Divucsa on 27 May 2005
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El legado de Juanito Valderrama
Pop - Released by WM Spain on 29 Apr 2016
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Fonoteca del Flamenco Vol. 1
Flamenco - Released by 2014 Codex on 31 Jul 2014
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Sus Primeros Éxitos
World - Released by ARO Records on 18 Feb 1997
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