Antonio Luque “Canito”

Born in Málaga, his passion for flamenco comes from his father, with who he frequented as a child flamenco clubs of Málaga, listening to artists who performed there. With only four years he already sang fandangos and bulerías naturally.

With 12 years he won the second prize under 25 Competition City of Malaga and a special prize in the competition for the Castañetas (Málaga). As a teenager he participated in many flamenco festivals in Malaga. At 17 he went to Sevilla, for further training, there was where he started singing for dancing in José Galván’s school and his company, with Yolanda Lorenzo and Miguel Vargas. He has worked with dancers as Lucía la Piñona, Trinidad Santiago “La Trini”, Sergio Aranda, Miguel Vargas, Carmen Ríos, Cristóbal Garcia… He has participated in the last two Málaga Biennials accompanying Luisa Chicano, Trinidad Santiago, Sergio Aranda… And in the Biennial of Seville with Esperanza Fernández. He has performed in Los Gallos (Sevilla), Las Carboneras (Madrid), Casa Patas, El Flamenco (Tokyo), Teatro Lope de Vega, Teatro Fernán Gómez…