Farruco makes his solo début in Barcelona and Farruquito records a DVD in Nîmes

S.C., January 2006

The Farruco clan is in full swing. At Murcia's Cumbre Flamenca on March 25th, 2006, La Farruca is to premiere her new show, ‘Gitanas’, in which Pilar la Faraona, Angelita Vargas and Carmelilla Montoya take part as guests. The stage design is done by Richard Harrison, who was a member of the crew of the musical ‘Moulin Rouge’. Farruquito will record a DVD of the show ‘Farruquito y familia’ in Nîmes on January 28th and 29th. And his brother Farruco will perform solo for the first time at Barcelona's Sala Luz de Gas on February 17th. At the same time, Los Farruco will continue to display their particular brand of flamenco at events such as Festival de Jerez 2006.

Pilar la Faraona (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

La Farruca has a new show. The Sevillian bailaora, the daughter of maestro Farruco, has put together ‘Gitanas’, with the help of Farruquito in the script and direction. The show will premiere at the Cumbre Flamenca de CAM on March 25th, 2006 at Murcia's Teatro Romea. This tribute to flamenco which was done by women in the era of the singing cafés is conceived as “a flamenco performance in which time has stood still”.

Farruco (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

And to do so, she has surrounded herself with exceptional guests: Pilar la Faraona, Angelita Vargas and Carmelilla Montoya. La Farruca will dance together with them in the initial rondeña, as well as in the caña and the closing bulería, and solo in the rest of the numbers. On cante, she'll have a ‘chorus’ of women including Juana la del Revuelo, Mara Rey, Encarnita Salazar and María Vizárraga. Completing the group are guitarists Ramón Amador, Antonio Rey and El Perla, plus bailaores Saray Reyes and Manuela Vargas. Moreover, standing out on the technical crew is stage designer Richard Harrison, a crew member of the musical ‘Moulin Rouge’, as well as Farruca herself in the wardrobe design.

Another member of the family who's premiering is Farruco. La Farruca's son and the brother of Farruquito is to make his solo début on February 17th at Barcelona's Sala Luz de Gas. The performance takes place within the Flamenco a tu Vera Series, where the bailaor will attend accompanied by Barullo and Potito, among other artists. Besides the performances, Farruco is now on the watch for his role as an actor in the film ‘El Triunfo’, which is to be presented at Málaga's Spanish Film Festival.

Elsewhere, Farruquito is going to take advantage of the two galas of the show ‘Farruquito y familia’ at the Nîmes Festival, on January 28th and 29th, to record an audiovisual which will soon be released on DVD

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