Carmen Amaya

Carmen Amaya

Born: November 2, 1918
Died: December 19, 1963
in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Carmen Amaya Amaya (2 November 1913/1915 – 19 November 1963) was a Spanish Romani flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

She has been called "the greatest Flamenco dancer ever and "the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco dance." She was the first female flamenco dancer to master footwork previously reserved for the best male dancers, due to its speed and intensity. She sometimes danced in high-waisted trousers as a symbol of her strong character.

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Movies for Carmen Amaya...

Canciones de nuestra vida
Title: Canciones de nuestra vida
Character: Angustias (archive footage)
Released: November 24, 1975
Type: Movie
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Los Tarantos
Title: Los Tarantos
Character: Angustias
Released: November 4, 1963
Type: Movie
Gypsy Romeo and Juliet: A boy and a girl from rival families fall in love.
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Dringue, Castrito y la lámpara de Aladino
Title: Dringue, Castrito y la lámpara de Aladino
Released: March 6, 1954
Type: Movie
A spy adventure intertwined with the famous magic lamp from the story of One Thousand and One Nights.
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Quand te tues-tu ?
Title: Quand te tues-tu ?
Released: July 10, 1953
Type: Movie
A viscount is ruined and wants to commit suicide. A young noceur pursued by his creditors is to inherit 60 million on condition that he marries a widow. The latter proposes to the former to do him the favor of marrying his mistress before committing suicide in order to fulfill the conditions of the will, while marrying the woman he likes. But once married, the viscount regains a taste for life. Everything will work out in everyone's best interests.
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See My Lawyer
Title: See My Lawyer
Character: Carmen Amaya
Released: March 9, 1945
Type: Movie
Ole and Chic are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts to take a better job. But the prissy nightclub owner, B. J. Wagonhorn, refuses to let them go. In reprisal, they start hurling insults at the nightclub patrons… a ploy that soon has them facing multiple lawsuits… to the delight of three struggling attorneys, Charlie Rodman, Bettty Wilson and Arthur Lane.
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Knickerbocker Holiday
Title: Knickerbocker Holiday
Character: Gypsy Dancer
Released: March 17, 1944
Type: Movie
The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
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Panama Hattie
Title: Panama Hattie
Character: Dancer in "Good Neighors" (uncredited)
Released: September 30, 1942
Type: Movie
Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.
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El Embrujo del Fandango
Title: El Embrujo del Fandango
Released: January 25, 1940
Type: Movie
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María de la O
Title: María de la O
Character: María de la O
Released: November 27, 1939
Type: Movie
A famous painter returns to Spain under a false name as he once had to run away, to meet his half gypsy daughter, who has become a flamenco dancer. He offers her his house, making popular rumors take flight.
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La hija de Juan Simón
Title: La hija de Juan Simón
Character: Soledad
Released: December 16, 1935
Type: Movie
Carmen and Ángel are in love but her mother doesn't approve their relationship. When Carmen gets pregned, Ángel decides to to go the city to star a career as a singer and earn enough money to take Carmen with him, but he never returns and Carmen, scared of her parents, decides to run from home and embrace a disolated life as a prostitute.