Spanish flamenco singer. Of unknown parents, he was given as a newborn to the shoemaker Antonio Chac\u00f3n Rodr\u00edguez and his wife, Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda S\u00e1nchez, who recognized him as their son.<\/p>\n
In 1922, he presided over the famous Flamenco Song Contest in Granada, organized by Lorca and Manuel de Falla.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He stood out as a singer of cartageneras, malague\u00f1as and grana\u00ednas.<\/strong> From a very young age he was already performing in cafes and fairs. In 1886, he amazed Enrique El Mellizo<\/em> with his singing. From then on his prestige and his contracts increased. In 1922, he presided over the famous Flamenco Song Contest<\/a> in Granada. He alternated his public performances with private meetings. The contest, held on June 13 and 14, 1922 in the Plaza de los Aljibes<\/a>, was supervised by Manuel de Falla<\/a>, Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca, Antonio Chac\u00f3n himself, Miguel Cer\u00f3n<\/a>, Hermenegildo Lanz<\/a> and others, and benefitted from the advice of singers such as Manuel Torre, meant the recognition by creators and intellectuals of this genuine expression of the so-called “primitive Andalusian singing”.<\/p>\n
He died in Madrid in 1929. His funeral procession was presided over by the Duke of Medinaceli, although the entire working class also mourned his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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