José Manuel Ortega Heredia (

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, 7 February 1956 -

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, 5 December 2004) was a Spanish singer and guitarist.Emma Martinez Flamenco: All You Wanted to Know - 2011 - Page 97 1609744705 "Abandoning a promising future as a guitarist, Manzanita produced a solo album which brought him fame." In 1978, with producer José Luis de Carlos, he recorded his first solo album, ''Poco ruido y mucho duende'', in a very personal style with flamenco nuances. The theme ''Verde'', adapted from a poem by Lorca, was a great success. In 1980, he recorded his second LP ''Espíritu sin nombre'' with the palmero Daniel Barba de las Arenas. With his third album, in 1981, ''Talco y bronce'', he surpassed half a million copies in Spain with the singles ''Un ramito de violetas'' and ''Por tu ausencia''. They were followed by ''Cuando la noche te envuelve'' (1982), ''La quiero a morir'' (1983) and ''Mal de amores'' (1984). In 1986, he released ''Echando sentencias'', including Arab and Indian instruments. In 1988, he launched ''En voz baja a las rosas'', with adaptations of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Góngora and Lorca. In 1993, he made testimony to his faith in the album ''Quédate con Cristo''. After a long silence, in which he only sang for the Evangelical Church, he returned in 1998 with the album ''Por tu ausencia'', a live recording of greatest hits and new songs that became a gold record. In 1999, he repeated the gold record with the soundtrack of the film '' Sobreviviré''. In 2000 he recorded ''Dímelo'', a new gold record, and in 2002 ''Gitano cubano'', accompanied by Raimundo Amador,

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and Cuban singers Lucrecia and David Montes.

Albums

* ''Poco ruido y mucho duende'' (CBS, 1978) * ''Espíritu sin nombre'' (CBS, 1980) * ''Talco y bronce'' (CBS, 1981) * ''Cuando la noche te envuelve'' (CBS, 1982) * ''La quiero a morir'' (CBS, 1983) * ''Mal de amores'' (CBS, 1984) * ''Echando sentencias'' (RCA, 1986) * ''En voz baja a las rosas'' (RCA, 1988) * ''Quédate con Cristo'' (Horus, 1993) * ''Por tu ausencia'' (WEA, 1998) live * ''Dímelo'' (WEA, 2000) * ''Gitano cubano'' (WEA, 2002) * ''La cucharita'' (CDI, 2004)

References

1956 births 2004 deaths 21st-century Spanish male singers 21st-century Spanish singers People from the Province of Málaga Place of death missing 20th-century Spanish male singers 20th-century Spanish singers Spanish male guitarists Spanish Romani people Romani guitarists {{Spain-singer-stub