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Antonio Flores | |
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Birth name | Antonio González Flores |
Born | Madrid, Spain |
November 14, 1961
Died | May 30, 1995 Madrid, Spain |
(aged 33)
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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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.
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.
After Flores' death, his music started to gain recognition. To date, numerous tributes and posthumous reissues have been made of his work.
Posthumous and tributes
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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.
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.