Adelita Domingo

Adela Domingo Carmona (popularly known as Adelita Domingo; Seville, 21 April 1930 – Seville, 31 July 2012), was a Spanish dancer, songwriter, concert pianist, as well as a teacher of dance and tonadilla songs.[1][2][3][4] Students of Copla folk music included Gracia Montes, Isabel Pantoja, Lolita Sevilla, Marifé de Triana, Paquita Rico, and Rocío Jurado. There were singers such as Ana María Bueno, Matilde Coral, Merche Esmeralda, and Milagros Mengíbar. Artists of flamenco, copla, and national pop included Paloma San Basilio and Pastora Soler.[5]

Adelita Domingo
(undated)
Born
Adela Domingo Carmona

21 April 1930
Seville, Spain
Died31 July 2012 (2012-08-01) (aged 82)
Seville
Resting placeCemetery of San Fernando
Occupations
  • dancer
  • songwriter
  • concert pianist
  • teacher
AwardsMedal of Andalusia

Biography

Adela Domingo Carmona was born in Seville, in city's old Teatro de San Fernando, where her father worked as a janitor. The owner of the theater, Adela Grande Barrau, became the child's godmother and the given name was passed on to the child.[5] Adelita grew up in the theatre and became a performance artist, although she never got to act or dance in public, remaining in the background while teaching young talents.

In addition to studying with Juana la Macarrona,[2] she attended the Ángel Pericet Academy since the age of eight,[4] and studied piano at the Conservatorio de Sevilla when she was only seventeen years old.

Her house and her academy were situation in the Alameda de Hércules,[4] and prominent copla artists passed through it, including Rocío Jurado, Isabel Pantoja, Encarnita Polo and Lolita Arispón, as well as the dancers Cristina Hoyos, Merche Esmeralda, and Milagros Mengíbar, among others.[6]

Adelita Domingo era una maestra a la que iba todo el mundo: era la maestra de las artes escénicas globales.

Adelita Domingo was a teacher that everyone went to: she was the teacher of global performing arts.

— María Pagés[7]

After a long illness, Adelita Domingo died in Seville on 31 July 2012. Burial was in the city's Cemetery of San Fernando.[5]

Awards and honours

She was awarded various distinctions and recognitions during her lifetime, including the medal she received in 2007 from the city of Seville from its then mayor, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín,[4] and the Medal of Andalusia[5][8] that was awarded to her in 2009. In addition, in 2001 she was awarded the 2001 Premio a la Mujer Sevillana.

References
  1. Bohórquez, Manuel (5 March 2017). "El piano de Adelita Domingo". El Correo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. "ADELITA DOMINGO - CANCIÓN ESPAÑOLA - El Arte de Vivir el Flamenco". elartedevivirelflamenco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. Cabral, I. G. (3 August 2012). "Adelita Domingo "ya está en ese cielo que Sevilla reserva a sus artistas"". elcorreoweb.es (in Spanish). El Correo de Andalucía. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2023 – via web.archive.org.
  4. Correal, Francisco (1 August 2012). "Fallece Adelita Domingo, maestra de tonadilleras". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. Carrasco, Marta (1 August 2012). "Muere Adelita Domingo, histórica maestra de la copla y el baile de Sevilla". ABC de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. "#documentodelmes octubre 2014 | Centro de Investigación y Recursos de las Artes Escénicas de Andalucía". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. Portinari, Beatriz (21 June 2022). "AISGE - Entrevistas". aisge.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. "Decreto 41/2009, de 17 de febrero, por el que se concede la Medalla de Andalucía a doña Adela Domingo Carmona". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

Further reading
  • Pineda Novo, Daniel, Las folklóricas (Adelita Domingo, Raquel Meller, La Cordobesita, Pastora Impe... (Seville, Ed. Copomca, 1983). ASIN B004X05DRS
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