Dolores Vargas | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | María Dolores Castellón Vargas |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 16 May 1936
Died | 7 August 2016 Valencia, Spain | (aged 80)
Genres | Andalusian folklore |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1951–1987 |
María Dolores Castellón Vargas (16 May 1936 – 7 August 2016) was a Spanish singer. [1] When she was young she went to sing to the theatre Teatro Calderón of Madrid. She sang alongside her brother, Enrique. Later she appeared on television, notably A la española, directed by Valerio Lazarov (1971). [2]
Her real popularity came with the song Achilipú (The song below). [3]
When her husband died in 1987 she retired. She died in Valencia on 7 August 2016 from complications of leukemia at age 80. [4]