Alcantara, Dolores Jimenez (1909–1999)
Alcantara, Dolores Jimenez (1909–1999)
Spanish Flamenco singer. Name variations: La Niña de Puebla. Born Dolores Jimenez Alcantara in La Puebla de Cazalla, near Seville, Spain, 1909; died June 14, 1999, in Malaga, Spain.
Blinded during childhood, took the name "La Niña de Puebla" ("Girl of the Town") and made her singing debut (1931); specialized in fandangos and zambras.
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