Antonio Gades
Biography
Antonio Gades was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born on November 14, 1936, in Elda, Alicante. He gained international recognition for his work on dance adaptations of Prosper Mérimée's Carmen and Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding, as well as a feature-length adaptation of Manuel de Falla's ballet El amor brujo. Gades co-founded the Ballet Nacional de España in 1978 and collaborated with Carlos Saura on film adaptations of these works, cementing his legacy as a champion of flamenco art.