Diego El Cigala
Sign in to saveAlso known as Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar, Dieguito "el Cigala", Cigala, el Cigala Dieguito, Ramón Jiménez
Spanish flamenco singer
Film & TV
Known for
- The Loneliness of the Left Wing-Back — Background extra2024
- La Sonora Santanera - La Fiesta Continúa — Diego El Cigala2017
- Indestructible: El alma de la salsa2017
- Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez — Self - Guest2017
- Cigala & Tango - Gran Rex2010
- Sabias a lo que venías — Self2007
- Black and White: Bebo & Cigala Live — Self - Vocals2003
- Las Lunas del Auditorio — Self2002
- Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella — El Cigala2001
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1968-12-27
flamenco musicflamenco popregional mexicano
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 77,547
- Total plays
- 715,870
Tags
FlamencoWorld Musicworldguitarspain
Diego el Cigala, Latin-Grammy-winning Gypsy singer from Madrid is noted as a pioneer in fusing flamenco with Latin American music forms such as the bolero, Afro-Caribbean jazz, and tango. His ability to blend different types of contemporary music with traditional flamenco has won him widespread popularity and numerous awards. He is best known for his 2003 release Bebo y Cigala: "Lágrimas Negras" - with Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdés - which was hailed Album of the Year by the New York Times, and
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ramón
- Family name
- Jiménez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Madrid
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.elcigala.com
- Image
- Diego el Cigala, Filharmonia Bałtycka, 03.12.2024 10.jpg
- Significant event
- conviction
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