Rafael Antonio Salazar Motos (2 June 1923 - 21 November 1995), commonly known as Rafael Farina[1] (Rafael Salazar for his composing work),[2] was a singer of Copla and Flamenco. His granddaughter is the pop-singer Tamara.[3][1][4][5]
Farina was born in Martinamor, into a Romani family, his father, Antonio Salazar Motos, was a cattle dealer, in Alba de Tormes, Martinamor; his mother was Jesusa Motos. He began his career at the age of six singing in the bars of Barrio Chino in Salamanca, accompanied by his older brother, Rafael Salazar Motos, Calderas de Salamanca, also a singer. In 1949 he obtained some fame participating in a tribute to Juanito Mojama. Previously, he had performed at El Colmao. After joining the company of Concha Piquer, he was able to go on tour throughout Spain and America. In 1952 he participated in the revival of the play "La copla andaluza" at the Pavón Theater in Madrid. In 1956 he managed to premiere his own show and in 1968 he worked with Lola Flores at Arte Español.[6][7]
Acting career
Farina starred in six Spanish and one Argentinian film:[8]
El milagro del cante (1967), with El Príncipe Gitano, Luis Sánchez Polack
Canciones de nuestra vida (1975)
Discography
Monument to Rafael Farina in the Barrio Chino district of Salamanca
Some of the best known songs popularized by Rafael Farina include:
Mi Salamanca
Twist del faraón
A Barcelona llegan los olés
Tientos del Reloj
Que no te olvido un momento
No echarle más tierra santa
Mi corazón dice, dice
Los iguales para hoy
Las Campanas de Linares
Sendas del Viento
Tesoro de coplas
Un fandango informativo
Como las piedras
Por Dios que me vuelvo loco
Caminito del olvido
Piensa ser buena y honrá
Mi perro amigo
Dinero y Riquezas
Aurora
Que doblen las campanas
Nana de Jerez
Vino amargo
Rafael Farina's grave in the Salamanca cemetery
Death
Rafael Farina died in Madrid on November 21, 1995, at the age of 72,[7] as a result of a myocardial infarction,[9] after undergoing an open heart surgery at the Nuestra Señora de América Clinic in Madrid.
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