| Lola Flores | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | María de los Dolores Flores Ruiz |
| Also known as | La Faraona |
| Born | January 21 1923 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| Died | May 16 1995 (aged 69) Madrid, Spain |
| Genre(s) | Andalucian folklore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Voice |
| Years active | 1939 – 1994 |
Lola Flores, born January 21, 1923 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain - died May 16, 1995, Madrid) was a singer, dancer, and actress. Born María de los Dolores Flores Ruiz, Lola Flores became a famous dancer and singer of Andalusian gipsy folklore at a very young age, featuring in films from 1939 to 1987. Her greatest success was in folklore shows with Manolo Caracol, who was her artistic partner until 1951. In 1958 she married Antonio González el Pescaílla, a guitarist. She had three children: Dolores (singer and actress Lolita Flores); rock musician, singer and actor Antonio Flores; and singer and actress Rosario Flores. Lola Flores died of cancer in 1995, aged 72, and was interred in the Cementerio de la Almudena in Madrid. Shortly after her death, her distraught 34-year-old son died of a drug overdose and was buried near her. In 2007 the biography Lola la pelicula was made. The movie describes her early life starting from 1931 till 1958.
