Tomatito

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Tomatito
Tomatito in Alhóndiga de Granaditas in 2016
Tomatito in Alhóndiga de Granaditas in 2016
Background information
Birth nameJosé Fernández Torres
Also known asTomatito
Born (1958-08-20) August 20, 1958 (age 66)
OriginFondón, Almería
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
InstrumentFlamenco guitar
Years active1980s-present
Websitehttps://tomatito.org/en/homepage/

José Fernández Torres (born Fondón, 1958), known professionally as Tomatito, is a Spanish roma flamenco guitarist and composer. Having started his career accompanying famed flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla (with Paco de Lucía), he has made a number of collaborative albums and six solo albums, two of which have won Latin Grammy Awards.[1]

  1. ^ Amela, Víctor; Sanchís, Ima; Amiguet, Lluís (October 15, 2010). Guerrero, Laura (ed.). "Soy un gitano que paga sus impuestos". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2019.