José Cortés Jiménez (8 January 1945 – 17 February 2023),[1][2][3] known mononymously as Pansequito, was a Spanish flamenco singer.
Pansequito | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | José Cortés Jiménez |
| Born | 8 January 1945 La Línea de la Concepción, Spain |
| Died | 17 February 2023 (aged 78) Bormujos, Spain |
| Genres | Flamenco |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1963–2023 |
Early life
editJosé Cortés Jiménez was born in La Línea de la Concepción, into a family of flamenco tradition, he spent his childhood in Seville and later in El Puerto de Santa María, which would give him the artistic surname of his beginnings and from where he would be named adoptive son in 2001.[4]
Career
editPansequito began his professional career in the tablaos of Malaga, but in 1963, Manolo Caracol hired him to work in his Madrid tablao Los Canasteros. Pansequito was part of the company of Antonio Gades, with which he sang in countries like England, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Greece. He was then considered a flamenco renovator, obtaining in 1974 the 'Creativity Award' in the National Contest of Córdoba. Regarding this award, the Jerez-born flamencologist Juan de La Plata has said: "For sounding different and bringing a refreshing air to flamenco, he was precisely awarded the National Competition of Córdoba."[5]
In recent years, Pansequito had regularly participated in the Andalusian festival circuit and visited others abroad such as Mont de Marsan, in 2007. In 2010, he won the XXIV Compás del Cante trophy in Granada. Among his latest recordings, "A mi bahía" (2001) and "Un canto a la libertad" (2009), produced by Diego Magallanes, with the collaboration of Moraíto, Miguel Poveda and Raimundo Amador, stand out. In 2010, he won the Giraldillo for Singing at the Bienal de Flamenco for "Un Canto a la Libertad".[6] In 2018, a tribute to his figure was organized, but it had to be suspended.[7]
Personal life
editPansequito was married to Aurora Vargas who was also a cantaora. He died on 17 February 2023, at the Hospital San Juan de Dios del Aljarafe, due to a brain tumor.[3] The town of Gines, where he had lived with his wife for more than 30 years, declared a day of official mourning for his death.[8] He was cremated in the SE-30 funeral home in Seville, and his ashes were interred at the El Puerto de Santa María Cemetery.[9]
References
edit- ^ Téllez, Juan José. Más allá de Paco de Lucía. Una aproximación a la tradición del flamenco en el Campo de Gibraltar (PDF). Junta de Andalucía-Centro de Documentación Musical de Andalucía. ISSN 1138-8579. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Fallece el cantaor Pansequito a los 78 años". Europapress (in Spanish). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Muere Pansequito, el eco más brillante de los últimos sesenta años". vivajerez.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Pansequito de El Puerto 34-años de Premio a la creatividad". Gente del Puerto. 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Pansequito". deflamenco.com.
- ^ "la bienal.com Año 2010". Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Aplazada la II edición del Festival Gran Reserva" (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Gines decreta luto oficial por Pansequito, vecino del pueblo durante 30 años". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "El Puerto de Santa María espera la llegada de los restos de Pansequito". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-19.