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Enrique Castellón Vargas, Flamenco singer, actor and dancer

23Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Spain

Enrique Castellón Vargas, Flamenco singer, actor and dancer

Enrique Castellón Vargas aka El Príncipe Gitano ("The Gypsy Prince") a Spanish flamenco singer, actor and dancer – died on 22 April 2020, due to Covid-19 complications. He was the brother of rumba singer Dolores Vargas "La Terremoto". At the age of 14 he made his debut at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid in the same show as Lola Flores and very soon after he performed his first show, “Pinceladas”, becoming a great figure in Spanish song in the 1950s, despite the fact that his real passion was bullfighting, but he did not have success in that field. His most famous song is "Obí, obá". He also made a peculiar version of the Elvis Presley song "In the Ghetto".

Wilhelm Burmann, dancer

31Mar

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Germany, Noteworthy, Profiles

Wilhelm Burmann, dancer

Wilhelm "Willy" Burmann ‑ a German dancer, ballet master, and teacher – succumbed to Covid-19 on March 30, 2020. Burmann was born on April 3, 1939 in Oberhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, where he grew up on a farm. He had one sister, Chrystal Weideman. He began training as a dancer when he was fifteen years old. Burmann was a principal dancer for companies including Frankfurt Ballet, Grand Théâtre du Genève, and Stuttgart Ballet. He also danced with companies including New York City Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and New Jersey Ballet. Burmann retired from dancing in 1977. Burmann was a ballet master at the Washington Ballet and the Ballet du Nord. He was also known for his professional dance classes at St...