Merche Esmeralda

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez, the second or maternal family name is Gamero.
Merche Esmeralda
Born
Mercedes Rodríguez Gamero

1947/50
Seville, Spain
EducationAdelita Domingo Academy
Occupations

Merche Esmeralda (née, Mercedes Rodríguez Gamero; Seville, 1947/50) is a Spanish flamenco dancer (bailaora) and choreographer. In 2007, she was the recipient of the Fundación Cruzcampo "Compás del Cante" Award;[1] this award is always referred to by the Spanish media as the "Flamenco Nobel prize".[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Premios Fundación Cruzcampo". fundacioncruzcampo.com (in Spanish). Fundación Cruzcampo. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023 – via web.archive.org.
  2. ^ "Rafael Riqueni recibió el Compás del Cante de la Fundación Cruzcampo". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ García Reyes, Alberto (18 October 2016). "José Mercé: "El Compás del Cante es el Nobel del flamenco"". ABC (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ Martín Martín, Manuel (11 July 2010). "Pansequito pone compás al 'Nobel' del flamenco - Andalucía". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ "El tocaor sevillano Rafael Riqueni recibe el XXXI Compás del Cante de la Fundación Cruzcampo". www.guiaflama.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023.