Lola Flores
Spanish actress, dancer and singer (1923–1995)
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- María Dolores " Lola " Flores Ruiz ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlola ˈfloɾes] ; 21 January 1923 – 16 May 1995) was a Spanish actress, bailaora (flamenco dancer) and singer.
- Known for her overwhelming personality onstage, she debuted as a dancer at age sixteen at the stage production Luces de España , in her hometown.
- Flores succeeded as a film and stage actress.
María Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlola ˈfloɾes]; 21 January 1923 – 16 May 1995) was a Spanish actress, bailaora (flamenco dancer) and singer. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Flores became interested in the performing arts at a very young age. Known for her overwhelming personality onstage, she debuted as a dancer at age sixteen at the stage production Luces de España, in her hometown. After being discovered by film director Fernando Mignoni, Flores moved to Madrid to pursue a professional career in music and film, with her first gig being the lead role in Mignoni's Martingala (1940). Flores succeeded as a film and stage actress. In 1943 she obtained her breakthrough role in the musical stage production Zambra alongside Manolo Caracol, in which she sang original compositions by Rafael de León, Manuel López-Quiroga Miquel and Antonio Quintero, including "La Zarzamora" and "La Niña de Fuego", mostly singing flamenco music, copla, rumba and ranchera. She then started to receive widespread media coverage.
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