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When Jos\u00e9 Monje Cruz was born, the son of a basket weaver and a blacksmith, few could have imagined that this fair-haired gypsy boy would become the greatest Spanish musical icon of the 20th century. Known as Camar\u00f3n, he renewed and amplified flamenco music from his native island of San Fernando to half the world, and then to the entire globe.<\/p>\n

This beautiful illustrated biography shows the young Camar\u00f3n at Venta de Vargas, already charming figures like La Ni\u00f1a de los Peines and Antonio Mairena. Then comes the leap to the Madrid tablaos, where he gained fame as a bohemian and rebel, his years with Paco de Luc\u00eda and Tomatito, and the legendary recording of La leyenda del tiempo, a cornerstone of modern flamenco. The avalanche of the 80s follows (with its highlights and shadows), his international festival acclaim, and the premature end of his life at 41.<\/p>\n

Since then, a star shines brightly in the flamenco sky… because Camar\u00f3n lives on. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1186,"template":"","av_etiquetalibro":[],"av_genero_literario":[42],"class_list":["post-1503","av_libro","type-av_libro","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","av_genero_literario-illustrated"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCamar\u00f3n, Joy and Sorrow - Carmona Literary Agency<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carmonaagencialiteraria.es\/en\/books\/camaron-joy-and-sorrow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Camar\u00f3n, Joy and Sorrow - Carmona Literary Agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When Jos\u00e9 Monje Cruz was born, the son of a basket weaver and a blacksmith, few could have imagined that this fair-haired gypsy boy would become the greatest Spanish musical icon of the 20th century. 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