Antonio Flores
Birth name Antonio González Flores
Born (1961-11-14)November 14, 1961
Madrid, Spain
Died May 30, 1995(1995-05-30) (aged 33)
Madrid, Spain
Genres Pop-rock, flamenco
Occupations Singer, musician, actor
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1980–1995

Antonio González Flores (November 14, 1961 – May 30, 1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.

He was the only son of singers and actors Antonio González 'El Pescaílla' and Lola Flores. He was the brother of actresses Lolita Flores and Rosario Flores. He was divorced from Ana Villa with whom he had a daughter, Alba.

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Career [link]

His first album, Antonio, was released in 1980 and included the hit "No dudaría" and a cover of Joaquín Sabina's "Pongamos que hablo de Madrid". The album was a complete commercial failure. His next two albums, Al caer el sol (1984) and Gran Vía (1988), also passed unnoticed. Despite of his unsuccessful attempts, he was encouraged to continue his music career by his sister's album De ley (1992) which he had mostly composed.

In 1994, thanks to the support of his fellow influencing musicians, he was invited to the Gijón concert of the Mucho más que dos (Much more than two) tour, where he sang "Sólo le pido a Dios" (I only ask of God) in a duet with Ana Belén.

He achieved commercial success with his album Cosas mías (1995,) which would also be his last.

Death [link]

Shortly after the release of Cosas mías, Flores' mother, Lola Flores, died, sending him into a deep depression. Two weeks after his mother died, he was found dead of a drug overdose. It was ruled a suicide.

Legacy [link]

After Flores' death, his music started to gain recognition. To date, numerous tributes and posthumous reissues have been made of his work.

Discography [link]

  • Antonio (1980)
  • Al caer el sol (1984)
  • Gran Vía (1988)
  • Cosas mías (1995)

Posthumous and tributes

  • Antología (1996)
  • Arriba los corazones (1999)
  • Para Antonio Flores (2002)
  • 10 años: La Leyenda de un Artista (2005)

Filmography [link]

  • El Taxi de los conflictos (1969) - De Mariano Ozores hijo
  • Colegas (1980) Colegas - De Eloy de la Iglesia
  • Calé (1987) Calé - De Carlos Serrano
  • Sangre y arena (1989) - De Javier Elorrieta
  • La Femme et le pantin (1990) - De Mario Camus
  • Cautivos de la sombra (1993) - De Javier Elorrieta y Chechu y familia

External links [link]



https://wn.com/Antonio_Flores

Antonio Flores (footballer)

Antonio Flores Rodríguez (born 13 July 1923) is a Mexican football midfielder who played for Mexico in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlas.

References

External links

  • FIFA profile

  • Podcasts:

    Antonio Flores

    ALBUMS

    Born: 1961-11-14

    Died: 1995-05-30

    developed with YouTube
    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Lo Mejor de Antonio

    by: Antonio Flores

    Alli donde se cruzan los caminos,
    donde el mar no se puede concebir,
    donde regresa siempre el fugitivo,
    pongamos que hablo de Madrid.
    Donde el deseo viaja en ascensores,
    un agujero queda para mi,
    que me dejo la vida en sus rincones
    pongamos que hablo de Madrid, de Madrid
    Las niñas ya no quieren ser princesas,
    y a los niños les da por perseguir,
    el mar dentro de un vaso de ginebra
    pongamos que hablo de Madrid, de Madrid
    Los pajaros visitan al psiquiatra,
    las estrellas se olvidan de salir,
    la muerte pasa en ambulancias blancas
    pongamos que hablo de Madrid, de Madrid
    El Sol es una estufa de butano,
    la vida un metro a punto de partir
    hay una jeringuilla en el lavabo
    pongamos que hablo de Madrid, de Madrid
    Cuando la muerte venga a visitarme
    que me lleven al sur donde naci
    aqui no queda sitio para nadie
    pongamos que hablo de Madrid, de Madrid,
    de Madrid,
    de Madrid.




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