Aurora Vargas

The Seville-born cantaora premieres her new show Aurora en Vallecas as part of the Suma Flamenca festival programme. The concert will take place at the Centro Cultural Paco Rabal on 1 November.

More than a concert, Aurora Vargas's appearance at the Centro Cultural Paco Rabal represents the union between rooted flamenco and one of Madrid's neighbourhoods with the strongest cultural commitment, demonstrating that the arte jondo remains alive when it finds stages where duende and closeness walk hand in hand.

Born in the Macarena neighbourhood with family roots in Cádiz and Seville, Aurora Vargas made her debut singing tangos and bulerías at the tablaos Los Canasteros (Madrid) and Los Gallos (Seville). Her first act of national repercussion was at the IV Quincena de Arte Flamenco, held in Seville in 1986 at the Teatro Lope de Vega, which earned her a nomination as revelation artist.

She performed at the fourth edition of the Bienal de Arte Flamenco de Sevilla alongside renowned artists such as Bernarda de Utrera and José Mercé, and since then has built her path within the circuit of Andalusian flamenco festivals, with a long career across Spain and internationally.

Throughout her career she has collaborated with Plácido Domingo on a film about the opera Carmen, directed by Francesco Rossi, and was part of Antonio Gades's company when it staged this same work at the Champs-Élysées theatre in Paris.

Artistic credits:

Guitar - Raúl "El Perla"

Arte y compás - Diego Montoya, Javi Peña

Approximate duration: 75 minutes