- Antonio Flores
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Antonio Flores
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Antonio González Flores
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Born = birth date|1961|11|14|mf=yMadrid ,Spain
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Died = death date and age|1995|5|30|1961|11|14|mf=yMadrid ,Spain
Genre =Pop-rock ,flamenco
Occupation =Singer ,musician ,actor
Instrument =Vocals
Years_active = 1980–1995
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URL =Antonio González Flores (
November 14 ,1961 –May 30 ,1995 ) was a Spanishsinger-songwriter andactor .He was the only male child of singers and actors Antonio González '
El Pescaílla ' andLola Flores . He was the brother of actressesLolita Flores andRosario Flores . He was divorced to Ana Villa with whom he had a daughter, Alba.Biography
His first album, "Antonio", was released on 1980 and included the hit "No dudaría" and a cover from
Joaquín Sabina 's "Pongamos que hablo de Madrid". In spite of the now obvious first-class songwriting it was a complete commercial failure. His next two albums, "Al caer el sol" (1984) and "Gran Vía" (1988), were as well unnoticed. Despite his unsuccessful attempts he was encouraged to continue his music career by her sister's album "De ley" (1992) which he had mostly composed and sold smoothly while truly showing his genius skills.In 1994, thanks to the support of his fellow influencing musicians, he was invited to the Gijón concert from the "Mucho más que dos" (Much more than two) tour where he sang "Sólo le pido a Dios" (I only ask God) along
Ana Belén .Public acknowledgement and commercial success was achieved at last with his album "Cosas mías" (1995) which was also about to become his last. Shortly after the release of "Cosas mías", his mother,
Lola Flores , died causing deep sorrow on the sensitive young musician that culminated with his death of a drug overdose only two weeks later.After his surprising death his innovative songwriting started to gain recognition and lead to numerous tributes and posthumous reissues of his work.
Discography
* 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
* 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 familiaExternal links
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