To mark its 45th anniversary, Cafe de Chinitas has created a special programme for June, with the aim of paying tribute to its founders, tablaos in general, and Garcia Lorca.
From Monday, 1 June, to Tuesday, 30 June, with two daily performances at 8.30pm and 10.30pm, Café Chinitas will be celebrating the fact that it only has five years to go before reaching its 50th anniversary – a "must attend" event for those who want to ascertain that the flamenco spirit of Madrid of the 1970s is still very much alive.
Founded in 1970, Cafe Chintas is located in a beautiful and inviting 18th century mansion – a perfect place for those wishing to combine Mediterranean cuisine with the best flamenco in the Spanish capital.
Some of flamenco’s most important artistes have performed at Cafe de Chinitas. Tomas de Madrid, La Chunga, always barefoot and spontaneous, the legendary Rosario, Maria Albaicin, Carmen Mora, Pastora Imperio, Manuela Vargas, and the "Los Pelaos" family… And also the most outstanding singers dominating a variety of styles, such as Carmen Linares, Tony Maya, Maria Vargas, Enrique Morente, El Lebrijano, and Jose Merce, who started his career in this tablao to become one of the most famous flamenco artistes of the moment. Among the guitarists that have performed here, one must not forget the grand maestro Victor Monge "Serranito", Andres Heredia, Manuel Sison, El Entri and the Carmona brothers, better known as "Los Habichuela". Nowadays, some of flamenco’s top virtuosos and young promises perform regularly at Cafe Chinitas, who see the tablao as a door to the flamenco world. For general inquiries or further information about the show, please contact the tablao at: chinitas@chinitas.com; or on +34 915 471 502.
"Remembering Lorca" is a unique show that has never been performed before at a tablao, a trip through Spanish history with Lorca, the bullfighting world and the traditional tablaos.
The show revolves around Lorca and the women featuring in his works. Bernarda Alba, Yerma and Mariana Pineda "struggle" to win over Lorca, each using her charms and dancing so as to win the favour of the poet…
The second part of the show features Paquiro and the alegrías, and the third is dedicated to the tablaos, and the most famous of them all, Cafe de Chinitas, showing the artistic talent and spontaneity of these venues which has left an indelible mark on Cafe de Chinitas nearly a century latter.
When everyone believed that it is impossible to create something new and that everything had been invented in the flamenco world, Cafe Chinitas has come up trumps with an innovative and engaging show.
In collaboration with:
- Pedro Fernandez "Embrujo", choreographer and dancer in the roles of Lorca and Paquiro
- Antonia Gonzalez "La Pescailla" as the mistress of ceremonies
- Soledad Gomez as Bernarda Alba
- Aloma de Balma as Yerma
- Pilar Leon as Mariana Pineda
- Pedro Jiménez "Perrete", singer
- Jesus Soto Pantoja "El Almendro", singer
- Domingo Jimenez Borja "El Canto", guitarist
- Enrique Bermudez Cano, guitarist
- Jose Hernandez, guitarist
- And the special guest star appearance of Sebastian Manzano "El Pelao Chico"
