Young Pepa Flores

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Josefa Flores González, better known as Marisol or Pepa Flores, is a Spanish singer and actress.

Marisol was born Maria Josefa Flores on February 4, 1948 in Málaga, Spain. From early on, she demonstrated a great love of singing and traditional flamenco dance. In 1959, she was discovered by the film producer, Manuel J. Goyanes, who saw one of her appearances on television. She became an international sensation, from Spain to Japan.

The film director, Luis Lucia Mingarro, propelled her to national stardom in the film trilogy Un rayo de luz (Ray of Light), Ha llegado un ángel (An Angel Has Arrived) and Tómbola (Lottery). The films featured Marisol singing one of her best-known songs: La vida es una tómbola (Life is a Lottery).

She was a familiar children's icon during the 1960s, and entertained many high-ranking dignitaries, including Francisco Franco.As an adult,she was awarded the Best Actress prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for her role in Los Días del Pasado (Days Gone By).

As an adult she replaced her stage name with her given name, Pepa Flores. Her most recent films are Carlos Saura's Bodas de sangre,1981 (Blood Wedding) and Carmen,1983. She appeared in the title role of the Spanish national television series Mariana Pineda in 1984, and in the film Caso Cerrado, 1985.

She has three daughters from her relationship with the late dancer Antonio Gades, who died in 2004. One of her daughters, María Esteve, is also an actress, and her youngest daughter,Celia, is a pop flamenco singer. Pepa Flores is retired and lives with her husband in Málaga, where she works for charitable causes. She was a sympathizer but never a member of the Spanish Communist Party. There are many websites devoted to her. Twenty years after her retirement, she still enjoys the love and devotion of thousands of fans around the world. The Spanish press calls her "un mito", a living myth.

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Marisol was born Maria Josefa Flores on February 4, 1948 in Málaga, Spain. From early on, she demonstrated a great love of singing and traditional flamenco dance. In 1959, she was discovered by the film producer, Manuel J. Goyanes, who saw one of her appearances on television. She became an international sensation, from Spain to Japan.

The film director, Luis Lucia Mingarro, propelled her to national stardom in the film trilogy Un rayo de luz (Ray of Light), Ha llegado un ángel (An Angel Has Arrived) and Tómbola (Lottery). The films featured Marisol singing one of her best-known songs: La vida es una tómbola (Life is a Lottery).

She was a familiar children's icon during the 1960s, and entertained many high-ranking dignitaries, including Francisco Franco.As an adult,she was awarded the Best Actress prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for her role in Los Días del Pasado (Days Gone By).

As an adult she replaced her stage name with her given name, Pepa Flores. Her most recent films are Carlos Saura's Bodas de sangre,1981 (Blood Wedding) and Carmen,1983. She appeared in the title role of the Spanish national television series Mariana Pineda in 1984, and in the film Caso Cerrado, 1985.

She has three daughters from her relationship with the late dancer Antonio Gades, who died in 2004. One of her daughters, María Esteve, is also an actress, and her youngest daughter,Celia, is a pop flamenco singer. Pepa Flores is retired and lives with her husband in Málaga, where she works for charitable causes. She was a sympathizer but never a member of the Spanish Communist Party. There are many websites devoted to her. Twenty years after her retirement, she still enjoys the love and devotion of thousands of fans around the world. The Spanish press calls her "un mito", a living myth.



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