Antonio Gades
Antonio Gades | |
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Born | Antonio Esteve Ródenas November 14, 1936 |
Died | July 20, 2004 | (aged 67)
Occupation | Dancer and choreographer |
Spouse(s) | Pilar San Clemente
(m. 1968–1971)Pepa Flores (m. 1973–1986)Daniela Frey (m. 1988–1993)Eugenia Eiriz (m. 2003–2004) |
Children | 5, including María Esteve |
Awards |
Antonio Esteve Ródenas or Antonio Gades (14 November 1936 in Elda, Alicante – 20 July 2004 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer. He helped to popularise the art form on the international stage. He was father of actress María Esteve and singer , daughters of his ex-partner Marisol, a popular actress and singer.
Career[]
Flamenco[]
Gades's most notable works included dance adaptations of Prosper Mérimée's Carmen and Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre), as well as a feature-length adaptation of Manuel de Falla's 23-minute ballet El amor brujo.[1]
In the 1990s, he toured the world with his show Fuenteovejuna, based on Lope de Vega's play of the same name.
Film[]
Gades collaborated with the Spanish director Carlos Saura in the filming of the adaptations of Carmen and Blood Wedding, which also featured Cristina Hoyos.[1]
Ballet[]
Gades co-founded and became the artistic director of the Spanish National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de España) in 1978.
Personal life and death[]
Gades was prominent as a political activist in Alicante, where he proclaimed self-determination for the Catalan nation during the Spanish Transition between the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain, a Marxist–Leninist organization. In 1987 he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
He was married to the Spanish actress and singer Marisol for four years; they had three daughters.
He died in Madrid from cancer.[1]
Awards[]
About six weeks before his death, Gades received the "Order of José Martí", one of the highest honors of Cuba, from Fidel Castro, in Havana, Cuba.[1]
In 2004 his ashes were interred at the Mausoleum of the Frank País Second Eastern Front, a memorial cemetery in Santiago de Cuba.[1]
Filmography[]
- Los Tarantos 1963
- The Pleasure Seekers 1964
- With the East Wind 1966
- El amor brujo 1967
- The Last Meeting 1967
- Bodas de sangre 1981
- Carmen 1983
- El amor brujo 1986
- Fuenteovejuna 2012
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Kisselgoff, Anna (2004-07-22). "Antonio Gades, 67, Artistic Flamenco Dancer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
External links[]
- Ermanna Carmen Mandelli, Antonio Gades. Palermo, L'Epos, 2004. ISBN 88-8302-235-1
- Cuban Government's webpage on Gades
- Antonio Gades biography and films or products in which he has taken part
- Antonio Gades at IMDb
- 1936 births
- 2004 deaths
- People from Elda
- Flamenco dancers
- Spanish male dancers
- Deaths from cancer in Spain