Overview
- His family confirmed the death and set a wake at the Municipal Theater of Aznalcóllar, with no media access at the family’s request, according to promoter Acción Producciones.
- The Lo Ferro Flamenco Song Festival mourned his passing and noted his strong bond with the event, where he performed six times.
- Raised as a goatherd in Aznalcóllar, he became a leading cantaor during Spain’s Transition after his first recording in 1975 and kept a public image rooted in rural life.
- He left the stage in 2020 after a stroke in 2019 halted his farewell tour, closing a career marked by social themes and a fiercely independent stance.
- The 1988 documentary Le chant de la sierra won a special critics’ prize at the Rose d’Or in Montreux and aired widely abroad, while Spanish outlets reported it faced an institutional blackout at home.