La Niña de la Puebla
Dolores Jiménez Alcántara (28 July 1908, in La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville14 June 1999, Málaga), known as "La Niña de la Puebla "(in Spanish: "The girl from La Puebla"; La Puebla is her birthplace) was one of the greatest flamenco and Andalusian copla singers. Jimenez was born on 28 July 1908, the daughter of a barber. An eye infection at a young age resulted in blindness.
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La Niña de la Puebla
- Name
- La Niña de la Puebla
- Birth Name
- Dolores Jiménez Alcántara
- Born
- 28 July 1908
- Birthplace
- La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville, Spain
- Died
- 14 June 1999
- Place of death
- Málaga, Spain
- Occupation
- Singer
- Spouse
- Lucas Soto Martín (m. 1934)
- Full name
- Dolores Jiménez Alcántara.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Honours
- Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- Languages
- Spanish
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Dolores Jiménez Alcántara (28 July 1908, in La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville14 June 1999, Málaga), known as "La Niña de la Puebla "(in Spanish: "The girl from La Puebla"; La Puebla is her birthplace) was one of the greatest flamenco and Andalusian copla singers. Jimenez was born on 28 July 1908, the daughter of a barber. An eye infection at a young age resulted in blindness.
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At age 8 she moved with her family to Madrid and began music lessons and studied flamenco. In 1931 Jimenez debuted in Seville. Her style was known as dulce, or sweet. She married another singer in 1934, Lucas Soto Martin, and had five children, two of whom became flamenco professionals.
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• Name — La Niña de la Puebla • Birth Name — Dolores Jiménez Alcántara • Born — 28 July 1908 • Birthplace — La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville, Spain • Died — 14 June 1999 • Place of death — Málaga, Spain • Genre — Flamenco, Andalusian copla • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1931–1990s • Spouse — Lucas Soto Martín (m. 1934) • Alias — Niña de la Puebla
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