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Dolores Vargas

Dolores Vargas
Birth nameMaría Dolores Castellón Vargas
Born(1936-05-16)16 May 1936
Barcelona, Spain
Died7 August 2016(2016-08-07) (aged 80)
Valencia, Spain
GenresAndalusian folklore
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1951–1987

María Dolores Castellón Vargas (16 May 1936 – 7 August 2016) was a Spanish singer.[1] When she was young she went to sing to the theatre Teatro Calderón of Madrid. She sang alongside her brother, Enrique. Later she appeared on television, notably A la española, directed by Valerio Lazarov (1971).[2]

Her real popularity came with the song Achilipú (The song below).[3]

Personal life

When her husband died in 1987 she retired. She died in Valencia on 7 August 2016 from complications of leukemia at age 80.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Muere a los 80 años Dolores Vargas, cantante del 'Achilipú'". El Mundo. Spain. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "A la española", rtve.es, 18 October 1971.
  3. ^ Lobatón, Fermín (8 August 2016). "Muere la artista gitana La Terremoto a los 80 años". El País. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Valencia Dolores Vargas died in the earthquake, famous for his "Achilipú"". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

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