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The Queen of mining songs, Encarnacion Fernandez receives the Gold Castillete The Union for his work as ambassador of flamenco (11/08/2015)

The Festival del Cante de las Minas has released this afternoon the documentary "From the root to the branch" based precisely on the saga of the Fernandez, one of the emblematic flamenco families of La Union.

Encarnación Fernández, one of the greatest singers that gave La Union, received this afternoon in the auditorium of the Casa del Pinon, from the mayor Pedro López Milan, the Festival Golden Castillete his work ambassador mining songs.

Moved to tears, the singer thanked the award to all the people of the Union: "It is a great honor for me, I have two mining lamps and with this Castillete every award there in the festival, many thanks to people of the Union ".

The mayor pointed out in turn the performance of Incarnation Fernandez in the current edition of the Cante de las Minas. "Gala with his son was a stellar performance If a person who is Castillete deserves that's Incarnation, it will be very difficult is matched his career, "said Pedro Lopez Milan.

Although he born in Torrevieja in 1951, as a child he moved to La Union where he has spent his personal life and much of his career.

Talk of Incarnation is talking about the Fernandez family, a saga with its own name in the history of flamenco in the region of Murcia.

Daughter, sister and mother of guitarists.

From the hand of his father he began with seven years in tablaos and followed a teenager, also as a dancer, his sister Barbara with whom he formed the group "The gipsies bronze".

Winner of two mining lamps in 1979 and 1980, also won the Golden Melon Lo Ferro Festival in 1988, along with countless awards in other regions like Andalusia, Cantabria and Extremadura.

Specialist mining songs, song lover and admirer of Marife de Triana, the echo of his voice, pure gypsy, coupled with his understanding of the singing, in the seventies revolutionized the concept of these flamenco styles.

It has two own recordings, one for Moviplay in 1981 with the title The cante hondo Encarnacion Fernandez guitar from his father and teacher as well as a mass mining by the singer Pedro Rabadán.

Prior to the delivery of Castillete has been projected in the auditorium of the Casa del Piñón the documentary "From the root to the branch" director Manuel Garcia Otazo with original screenplay by Carlos del Moral on the Fernandez family.

We talk about three generations in life that still mark his race and promoting international mining songs.

The idea came from the producer and actor Carlos del Moral, who, after befriending a grandson of the patriarch, wanted to recognize the work carried out by "El Abuelo" Antonio Fernandez Fernandez and his struggle to rescue and make known the sticks Levante.

Mayte Martín, Miguel Poveda, Jose Merce, Archangel, Vicente Amigo and Tomatito are some of the artists featured in this film, thirty minutes.

Source: Agencias

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