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This was reported by the Associated Press, in the S.F. Chronicle 6-16-99:
Dolores Jimenez
Madrid, Spain-One of flamencos leading singers, Dolores Jimenez Alcantara, better known as "La Niņa de la Puebla" (The girl from the Puebla) died Monday June 14th in a Malaga hospital. She was 90.
Ms. Jimenez suffered a brain hemorrhage during a performance last weekend in the southwestern town of Huelva.
She was to have received Spain's Gold Medal for Fine Arts from King Juan Carlos next week.
The singer was given her stage name in recognition or her birthplace, Puebla de Cazalla, just outside Seville.
Blind from childhood, Ms. Jimenez dedicated herself to music from her early years. She captured the hearts of flamenco artists and fans in the 1960's and 1970's. Admired for her ability to sing in a wide range of styles, she was probably best known for popularizing the Spanish traditional song "Los Campanilleros" (The Bell Ringers).
Additional information from " Diccionario Ilustrado de Flamenco" :
She appeared in her first motion picture "Madre Alegria" in 1933. She is
survived by her daughter Adelfa Soto who like her mother is a cantante.
