Moraíto Chico
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film presents thirteen rhythms of flamenco, each with song, guitar, and dance: the up-tempo bularías, a brooding farruca, an anguished martinete, and a satiric fandango de huelva. There are tangos, a taranta, alegrías, siguiriyas, soleás, a guajira of patrician women, a petenera about a sentence to death, villancicos, and a final rumba.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Guitarist
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • as Guitarrista
Title changed to "Flamenco" when it was first released in the USA in 1954, this is a program of Spanish songs and dances with the emphasis on "flamenco" or gypsy contributions. The USA version has an English narrative written by Walter Terry, the dance critic of the "New York Herald Tribune" newspaper. Heading the cast are Antonio (I), Pilar Lopez and Maria Luz, three of Spain's foremost dancers of the time, accompanied by members of the Ballet Espanol. Filmed in Cinefotocolor in which orange and blue dominated, a combination that should appeal to the fans of Auburn University athletic teams. Distributed in the USA by Martin J. Lewis.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary based on the figure of Manuel Agujetas (Manuel de los Santos Pastor 1939-2015), mythical cantaor and one of the last representatives of the Flamenco de Jerez school. Essential figure of flamenco.