Estrella Morente

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Estrella Morente
Birth name	Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell
Born	(1980-08-14) August 14, 1980
Origin	Las Gabias, Granada, Spain
Genres	Cante flamenco
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Mute Records
Website	http://www.estrella-morente.es/estrellamorente.html

Estrella Morente (Estrella de la Aurora Morente Carbonell) is a Spanish flamenco singer. She was born on August 14, 1980 in Las Gabias, Granada in southern Spain. She is the daughter of flamenco singer Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonell.

She has performed with her father since age seven^[1] and recorded her first album in 2001, Mi Cante Y Un Poema (My Songs and A Poem). This was followed the same year by Calle del Aire, which was well received by critics and flamenco fans. She released her third album, Mujeres (Women) in 2006, which her father produced. On December 14, 2001 she married bullfighter Javier Conde in Nuestra Señora de las Angustias basilica in Granada. They have two children, Curro (2002) and Estrella (2005).

Discography

Mi cante y un poema (2001)
Calle del Aire (2001)
Mujeres (2006), Mute Records
Casacueva y escenario (2007) (DVD)
Autorretrato (2012)

Filmography

Morente was the voice behind Penélope Cruz's flamenco song in the 2006 film Volver.

She played herself in the 2011 animated feature Chico & Rita.

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Notes

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 85130020 LCCN: no2002113977 ISNI: 0000 0000 7825 1767 GND: 132411180 BNF: cb14208639p

Persondata
Name	Morente, Estrella
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish singer
Date of birth	August 14, 1980
Place of birth	Las Gabias, Granada Province, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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