Rafael Farina Explained

Rafael Farina
Birth Name:	Rafael Antonio Salazar Motos
Birth Date:	1923 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Martinamor, Spain
Death Place:	Salamanca, Spain
Genre:	Copla and Flamenco
Instrument:	Vocals

Rafael Antonio Salazar Motos (born 1923 6, mf=yes), commonly known as Rafael Farina^[1] (Rafael Salazar for his composing work),^[2] was a singer of Copla and Flamenco. His granddaughter is the pop-singer Tamara.^{[3] [1] [4] [5]}

Biography

Farina was born in Martinamor, into a Romani family, his father, Antonio Salazar Motos, was a cattle dealer, in Alba de Tormes, Martinamor; his mother was Jesusa Motos. He began his career at the age of six singing in the bars of Barrio Chino in Salamanca, accompanied by his older brother, Rafael Salazar Motos, Calderas de Salamanca, also a singer. In 1949 he obtained some fame participating in a tribute to Juanito Mojama. Previously, he had performed at El Colmao. After joining the company of Concha Piquer, he was able to go on tour throughout Spain and America. In 1952 he participated in the revival of the play "La copla andaluza" at the Pavón Theater in Madrid. In 1956 he managed to premiere his own show and in 1968 he worked with Lola Flores at Arte Español.^{[6] [7]}

Acting career

Farina starred in six Spanish and one Argentinian film:^[8]

• Café cantante (1951) with Imperio Argentina
  • Aventura para dos (1958), with Carmen Sevilla La copla andaluza (1959)
• Café de chinitas (1960), with Antonio Molina
• Puente de coplas (1965), also with Antonio Molina
• El milagro del cante (1967), with El Príncipe Gitano, Luis Sánchez Polack
• Canciones de nuestra vida (1975)

Discography

Some of the best known songs popularized by Rafael Farina include:

Death

Rafael Farina died in Madrid on November 21, 1995, at the age of 72, as a result of a myocardial infarction,^[9] after undergoing an open heart surgery at the Nuestra Señora de América Clinic in Madrid. He is buried in the cemetery of his hometown, Salamanca.

Sources

• Billboard. United States, Billboard Publishing Company, 1975.
• Jeffery, Keith. The Secret History of MI6. United States, Penguin Press, 2011.
• Ni Shuinear, Sinead, and Leblon, Bernard. Gypsies and Flamenco: The Emergence of the Art of Flamenco in Andalusia. United Kingdom, University of Hertfordshire Press, 2003.
• Fernandez, Manuela Rosado. El Flamenco Vive en Madrid. United States, Palibrio, 2013.
• Screen World. United States, Crown Publishers, 1959.
• Pohren, D. E.. Lives and Legends of Flamenco: A Biographical History. Spain, Society of Spanish Studies; [distribution: H. Howell, La Mesa, Calif., 1964. ISBN 9781463347550 * Filmfacts. United States, n.p, 1958. * Lorente Rivas, Manuel. Etnografía antropológica del flamenco en Granada. Spain, Universidad de Granada, 2007. * Gómez, Agustín. De Silverio al "flamenglish": (escuelas del cante). Spain, Universidad de Córdoba, 2004. ISBN 9788478017355 * Santamarina, Antonio, and Heredero, Carlos F.. Biblioteca del cine español: fuentes literarias 1900–2005. Spain, Cátedra, 2010. ISBN 9788437626543 * Burgos, Antonio. Juanito Valderrama: Mi España querida. Spain, Esfera de los Libros, 2002. ISBN 9788497340366 * Lorente Rivas, Manuel. Etnografía antropológica del flamenco en Granada. Spain, Universidad de Granada, 2007.ISBN 9788433839947 ==External links== * [http://neonmusic.webcindario.com/biografias/rafaelfarina/index.html Biography of Rafael Farina at Neonmusic]
• Rafael Farina at Discogs
• Rafael Farina at Musicbrainz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Durango. El Siglo de. 2021-06-11. Detienen a Diego el Cigala por violencia física. 2021-06-25. elsiglodedurango.com.mx. es.
2. Web site: Rafael Farina . Discogs . 10 July 2021.
3. Web site: "Todas las mujeres quieren dinero": Diego, "El Cigala" se disculpa por polémica afirmación. 2021-06-25. DEBATE. es-ES.
4. Web site: Así era Rafael Farina, el cantante más ilustre de Salamanca. 2021-06-25. www.lagacetadesalamanca.es. es-ES.
5. Web site: Nazareno. Periódico El. 2020-12-24. Las juergas del cantaor Juan Talega y la tradición flamenca de Dos Hermanas. 2021-06-25. Periódico El Nazareno. es.
6. Web site: 2021-06-11. El guitarrista Víctor Monge 'Serranito' anuncia una gira de despedida de los escenarios. 2021-06-25. abc. es.
7. Web site: Rafael Farina. Flamenco,Music. Biography and works at Spain is culture.. 2021-06-25. www.spainisculture.com.
8. Web site: Rafael Farina . IMDb . 10 July 2021.
9. Web site: Artists - Rafael Farina . flamencosound.com . 10 July 2021.