Carmen Amaya

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Carmen Amaya (November 2, 1913 - November 19, 1963) was a flamenco dancer and singer, born in the Somorrostro slum of Barcelona, Spain. She danced from the time she was 7 years old. In 1929, she made her debut in Paris, to warm acclaims and admiration of her dancing skill. She moved to America in 1936, where she went on to act in several films that broke box office records.

She was invited by Franklin Roosevelt in the forties to dance in the White House in 1944, and also by Harry S. Truman in 1953.

Amaya is buried in the Cementiri del Sud-Oest on Barcelona's Montjuïc.

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