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Length: 80 minutes
Multisystem DVD, compatible with PAL and NTSC systems. Valid for use in any country.
'Baile flamenco en la actualidad' (Flamenco dancing at present) includes: El Güito and his complete version of the soleá; master Paco Fernández talks about the divulgation of flamenco between 1975 and 1977, and we can see a class of alegrías dancing attended by Japanese students; Rafael El Negro and Matilde Coral dance in a tribute to Antonio El Farruco, presented by Lola Flores; it also features the performance of a typical company of women in a tablao (establishment with a stage used for flamenco performances), and a sober Manuela Carrasco dancing bulerías; Arturo Pavón, as an entrepeneur, and several other executives on the flamenco scene, talk about the situation in tablaos; and as an example of the flamenco sub-culture, the DVD features a performance by a couple dancing 'Spanish dance' in a ballroom.
'Bronce añejo' (Old bronze) is the name of the second part of the DVD, in which we see El Güito in one of his best moments. He dances bulerías and soleares. Afterwards, Eduardo Serrano, El Güito, talks about the relations of his family with the world of flamenco, and in one of his first appearances in RTVE, he performs soleá, alegrías and bulerías that he sings himself.
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