Female flamenco singer |
| Name:Fernanda Jiménez Peña |
| Birth: 1923 Utrera, Sevilla |
"To sing like Fernanda de Utrera is now impossible; her resounding voice, this supernatural strength that arises from the bottom of the earth and the emotion in her face, will depart when she does, never to return". Manolo Bohórquez, critic.
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Fernanda de Utrera is a monument of flamenco, an institution; a great purebreed cantaora who is difficult to surpass, a model for the young cantaoras who want to express the jondura (depth, or solemnity) and emotions of flamenco. She has already picked up numerous prizes and awards while she is still alive, including the most important ones in the world of flamenco. Fernanda de Utrera has also been paid many tributes, the latest of which was a concert that took place in March 2002, in which artists from the top drawer like Calixto Sánchez, Carmen Linares, Diego Rubichi, Enrique Morente, Estrella Morente, José Menese, José Mercé, her sister Bernarda de Utrera, Inés de Utrera, Juan Carmona Habichuela, Moraíto Chico and Rafael Riqueni took part.
She is part of the Pinini flamenco family, which has produced great artists. Her artistic career has always been linked to her sister, Bernarda de Utrera, and to the tablaos, where she has worked for a large portion of her life. If there is one palo (form) in which she was particularly outstanding, it was singing soleares, which she did in a sublime manner. She was also exceptional at singing tangos, fandangos or the cantiñas of her grandfather El Pinini. Her renditions have always been laden with duende (a spirit that represents magic, inspiration, or a trance-like condition that has to do with the delivery or expression of flamenco art) and depth. |
Fernanda de Utrera
