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The 9th Málaga Flamenco Art Biennial visits the Felipe VI Auditorium in Estepona with the performance 'Journey to the Center of Myself' by Málaga guitarist Francisco Vinuesa.
The artist will perform in Estepona on July 18th, accompanied by El Bola, Canito, and Dani Bonilla on vocals; and El Claqueta on percussion. A cast of guest artists will also participate, including Rocío Molina (National Dance Award winner), Manuel Liñán, Alfonso Losa, and El Remache.
Tickets are on sale at www.mientrada.net
Estepona City Council announces that the Felipe VI Auditorium will host the performance "Journey to the Center of Myself" by guitarist Francisco Vinuesa on July 18th at 9:30 p.m. This will be part of the 9th Málaga Flamenco Art Biennial, an event promoted by the Málaga Provincial Council through Costa del Sol Tourism, in collaboration with the City Council.
The Councilor for Culture, Esperanza Macarena Diánez, the Vice President of Culture of the Provincial Council, Manuel López Mestanza, and Francisco Vinuesa himself presented the show today in Estepona.
The Malaga guitarist Francisco Vinuesa invites us to his passionate inner epic, to the very center of his creations, aboard his six-stringed vessel and an unbeatable group of sailors of light (and shadows), in the form of brilliant dancers, who will make him rediscover the brilliant guitarist they say he is and, above all, himself: a performer who always sails, humble and proud, in search of a golden artistic chimera.
Vinuesa will be accompanied by a cast of extraordinary guest artists, including dancers Rocío Molina (National Dance Award winner), Manuel Liñán, Alfonso Losa, and El Remache de Málaga, and singers Antonio Luque Cortés "Canito," Ismael de la Rosa "El Bola," and Dani Bonilla, with Javier Teruel "El Claqueta" on percussion. Tickets for this show are on sale at www.mientrada.net or at the Felipe VI Auditorium starting one hour before the performance.
Francisco Vinuesa was born in Málaga in 1985. At the age of 9, he became interested in flamenco guitar and began his training with the prestigious maestro Pedro Blanco. He has performed extensively in Málaga tablaos, most notably at Los Tarantos and Donde María, as well as other national tablaos such as Casa Patas, Villa Rosa, Las Carboneras, and Corral de la Morería.
As a guitarist, he has accompanied dancers and singers such as Manuel Liñán, María Juncal, Rafael de Utrera, Lucía 'La Piñona', Rocío Molina, Esperanza Fernández, Rocío Márquez, the Repompa family, Alfonso Losa, Adrián Santana, Carrete de Málaga, Trinidad Santiago and Patricia Guerrero. He has also composed and collaborated on the music for various shows, such as 'Roble' (Guadalupe Torres), 'Nómada' (Manuel Liñán), 'No pausa' (Daniel Doña), and 'Injundia Flamenca' (Sergio Aranda).
He was nominated for the 2016 Max Awards for Best Musical Composition for Performing Arts for 'Medea' (InduoTeatro), the 2020 Max Audience Award for 'VIVA!' (Manuel Liñán), the Critics' Award at the 2022 Jerez Festival for 'Flamenco Espacio Creativo' (Alfonso Losa), and the Critics' Award, Audience Award, and Best Musical Composition Award at the 2024 Jerez Festival for 'Alter Ego' (Alfonso Losa & Patricia Guerrero).
The ninth edition of the Málaga Flamenco Art Biennial kicked off on May 27th at the Teatro Cervantes in Málaga with the world premiere of "La maharaní" by Estepona-born flamenco dancer Luisa Palicio. The event will run until August 2nd with a program featuring nearly 40 shows and recitals, 18 world premieres, and nearly 200 artists, including established figures and emerging talents in singing, guitar, dancing, and music.