Research Paper On Carmen Amaya

Carmen Amaya was a wonder to watch in whatever she was doing. She could do it all! She excelled in flamenco dancing, acting, and singing. Amaya was well known for each of her talent, and was imitated often. She was a very famous women that especially changed the world of South Spain’s flamenco dancing forever.

Carmen was born on November 2nd, 1913 in Somorrostro, a small town in Barcelona, Spain that’s seaside. It is said that on the night of her birth there was a treacherous storm at sea. Her parents were Jose and Micaela Amaya. She had 3 sisters and 2 brothers. Her sister’s names were Antonia, Leonor, and Maria Amaya. Her brother’s names were Antonio and Francisco Amaya. She grew up in a very poor family that lived in a wagon. The toughness

of her life when she was young benefitted her by making her become a ferocious and strong woman later.

Carmen Amaya influenced millions of people.

She influenced flamenco dancers, actors and actresses, and singers. Though she was famous for her many talents, she was most recognized for her style of flamenco dancing. Flamenco dancing is a professional dancing technique based on the many music traditions of Southern Spain. She started dancing at the age of 4 and as she began to master the dance and even add her own little style to it which just brought more attention to her. For example, instead of wearing what normal flamenco dancers wore, formal, swoopy skirts, she decided that she wanted to wear plain trousers.

Amaya’s flamenco dancing teacher was Pilar Lopez. Pilar taught many young dancers but she’s most known for guiding Carmen into the great flamenco dancer she was. Although Pilar was an important key to Carmen for being such a great dancer, Amaya’s family helped her the most. Carmen was said to have learned dancing mostly from her own family. This helped her to become closer with her parents and siblings.

Even though Carmen was widely known for her dancing, she won a best actress award in 1963. Amya was the definition of a superstar in all of Spain, but mostly around the area where she grew up Southern Spain. In 1936, she moved to America where her acting career took off like a rocket. She starred in several movies. The most famous of them all that she appeared in was Romeo and

Juliet.

Carmen Amaya died on November 19th, 1963. She was a great influence to the way people dance today. Also she’s such an inspiration to all tho try and excel in multiple areas of talent because of how much success and fun she had in her life. She danced the way she wanted to, and because of that, she will always be remembered as the greatest woman flamenco dancer of all time.