the singer Jose Cortes Jimenezknown as panquitoHe died on Friday in a hospital in Seville at the age of 78, the victim of a serious illness that was discovered less than a year ago, sources close to the family told EFE.
born in Aries line (Cádiz), on January 8, 1945, his family moved to Seville When he was still very young, since his father had a business related to the textile sector, and when he grew up he settled in the same province, where he lived in the town of Genis, although before that he lived in El Puerto de Santa Maria, which was technically known as It has its beginnings as Panquito del Puerto.
Named after the city of Seville adopted child In 2001, when he was already a recognized figure, as soon as he heard the news, the mayor, german perdue, On behalf of the entire government team and the municipal corporation, the day has been decided as an official day of mourning, with official flags flown as a sign of condolences.
A city council member pointed this out “He will always be in our memories I remember with honor and pride for his art and his feelings, but above all for him Outstanding human quality And because he is a reference to the greats in capital letters of flamenco, with an amazing voice that will remain forever in his work, always bearing the title of being the innovator of flamenco.
“definitely, irreparable loss In a statement, Perdue emphasized flamenco, national culture and music.
His professional career began in tablaos of malagaBut in 1963 he hired him Manolo Caracol To work in his Madrid tablao Los Canasteros.
He was part of the company Antonio Gadiswho sang with him England, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Greece. At the time, he was considered a flamenco innovator, and in 1974 he was awarded the Creativity Prize at the National Competition of Córdoba.
He is also the recipient of a national award from the chair of flamenco science in Jerez, and in recent years he has regularly participated in the circuit of Andalusian festivals and has visited others abroad such as Mont de Marsan, in 2007. In 2010 he won the XXIV Compás del Cante in Granada and Giraldillo al Cante at the Bienal de Flamenco “Song for Freedom”.
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Include his most recent recordings “to my gulf” (2001) and “Un canto a la Libertad” (2009), produced by and featuring Diego MagallanesOraito, Miguel Poveda and Raimundo Amador.
In 2023 it celebrated its 60th anniversary on active duty and, as part of the celebration, celebrated Utrera stewthe most important flamenco festival in Spain, will dedicate its next summer edition to his personality and that of his wife Cantora. Aurora Vargas.
