María Dolores González Flores (born 6 May 1958), better known as Lolita Flores, is a Spanish actress and singer.

Biography

Lolita Flores is the daughter of

Lola Flores María Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz (; 21 January 1923 – 16 May 1995) was a Spanish actress, (flamenco dancer) and singer. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Flores became interested in the performing arts at a very young age. Known for her overwhe ...

and Antonio González, sister of

Antonio Flores Antonio González Flores (14 November 1961 – 30 May 1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. He was Romani people, Romani on his father's side and maternal grandmother's side. Antonio is known for his pop rock style of singing. Hi ...

and

Rosario Flores Rosario del Carmen González Flores (born 4 November 1963), better known as Rosario Flores (), is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Madrid, Spain, as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaíll ...

. She was married to Guillermo Furiase and they had two children Elena and Guillermo. She is of

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descent on her father's side and identifies as Gypsy. Flores started her career in the early 1970s and with the release of the album ''Amor, amor'' (and a single of the same name) in 1975 she achieved success in her native Spain as well as in countries in Latin-America. Her songs "Sarandonga", "Lo voy a dividir", and "Si la vida son dos días" among others, have become staples in Spanish radio. In 2002, she won a

Goya Award The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

for Best New Actress for her performance in the movie ''Rencor''. Flores has also appeared in several television programs such as ''Directísimo'' and ''Hostal Royal Manzanares''. On 18 February 2019 she received the

Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes The Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts () is awarded by the Ministry of Culture (Spain), Ministry of Culture and Sport of Spain to individuals or institutions excelling in artistic or cultural creation or to those that have provided valuable s ...

Discography

*''Amor, amor'' (1975) *''Abrázame'' (1976) *''Mi carta'' (1977) *''Espérame'' (1978) *''Seguir Soñando'' (1980) *''Atrévete'' (1982) *''Águila real'' (1983) *''Para volver'' (1985) *''Locura de amor'' (1987) *''Madrugada'' (1990) *''Con Sabor a Menta'' (1991) *''Y La Vida Pasa'' (1994) *''Quién lo va a detener'' (1995) *''Atrasar el reloj'' (1997) *''Lola, Lolita, Lola'' (2001) *''Lola, Lolita, Dolores'' (2002) *''Si la vida son 2 días'' (2004) *''Y ahora Lola. Un regalo a mi madre'' (2005) *''Sigue caminando'' (2007)

Filmography

*'' Paella Today!'' (2017) *''La princesa del polígono'' (2007) *''Fuerte Apache'' (2006) *'' Rencor'' (2002)

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* 1958 births Living people Actresses from Madrid 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses 20th-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish singers Romani actresses Spanish pop singers Singers from Madrid Spanish women pop singers Spanish Romani people Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Flores family Women in Latin music Romani women singers {{Spain-bio-stub