Overview
- He died Thursday at the Regional University Hospital of Málaga from an infection following a recent cardiac operation, a death confirmed by his son.
- Málaga decreed two days of official mourning with flags at half-staff, while Puente Genil announced local mourning and opened a book of condolences.
- The family set the wake at the Parcemasa funeral home in Málaga, with his ashes to rest in two places: Puente Genil’s Jesús Nazareno ‘El Terrible’ sanctuary and Málaga’s San Pablo church.
- Córdoba’s municipal arts institute postponed two Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco events scheduled for Nov. 13–14 pending new dates.
- One of the 20th century’s defining cantaores, he swept all prizes at the 1956 Córdoba contest, later received the Llave de Oro del Cante (2005), and this February was named Málaga’s Adoptive Son and awarded the City Medal.