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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Su Primera Comunión y Otros Éxitos
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on Mar 20, 1959
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El Corazón de Sevilla
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on Aug 24, 1965
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Que Bonito Es Querer
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on Feb 22, 1994
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Vintage Flamenco Cante Nº12 - EPs Collectors
World - Released by Vintage Music on Mar 10, 1957
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Historia del Cante Flamenco, Vol. 3
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on Feb 1, 1968
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Peleas en Broma por Fandangos y Sevillanas
Juanito Valderrama, Dolores Abril
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on Nov 23, 1972
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Así Se Canta en Triana y Otros Éxitos
Flamenco - Released by Beatclap on Jun 18, 1965
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Vintage Flamenco Cante Nº11 - EPs Collectors
World - Released by Vintage Music on Feb 5, 1957
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De Mi Barquito Velero
Folk - Released by Parlophone Spain on Mar 22, 2013
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Convéncete Mare Mía
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La Novia de Reverte
Folk - Released by Parlophone Spain on Mar 22, 2013
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Juanito Valderrama (Volumen I)
Flamenco - Released by ProExport Digital Distribution on Feb 22, 2015
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El Cante de Juanito Valderrama y el Loreño
World - Released by Alpha Center Digital on Nov 7, 2021
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Los Mas Grandes Vol. 1
Rafael Farina, Juanito Valderrama, Antonio Molina
Flamenco - Released by Piros - Dienc on Sep 3, 2014
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Mis Bodas de Oro Con el Cante
Folk - Released by Soul Vibes on Aug 8, 1988
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Juanito Valderrama-Éxitos, Vol. 2
Flamenco - Released by 2021 ISWJ Digital on Oct 20, 2023
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Fandangos de Cacería
Flamenco - Released by Soul Vibes on Aug 8, 1988
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12 Estilos de Fandango
Flamenco - Released by Soul Vibes on Aug 8, 1988
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