La Chunga
Spanish artist (1938–2025)
Micaela Flores Amaya (1938 – 3 January 2025), better known by the stage name La Chunga, was a Spanish flamenco dancer, actress and painter. Her art was known as naïf art.[1] She was also an actress who appeared in Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) and Vampire in Venice (1988).
La Chunga | |
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 Photo of La Chunga. | |
| Born | Micaela Flores-Amaya 1938 |
| Died | (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | flamenco dancer, actress, naive artist |
| Years active | 1944–2025 |
| Spouse | José Luis Gonzalvo |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Carmen Amaya (maternal cousin) |
La Chunga died on 3 January 2025, at the age of 87.[2]
References
change- ↑ Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Volume 1, ed. by Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan, SAGE Publications (2013)
- ↑ "Muere La Chunga, la genial bailaora descalza, a los 87 años". El Mundo. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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