| Diego El Cigala Poster by T.A. |
Flamenco star gives emotional concert
just hours after wife’s death
Spanish singer El Cigala pays tribute to spouse Amparo Fernández in Los Angeles
El Cigala, un artista viudo (De otros mundos)
ROSA JIMÉNEZ CANO Los Angeles 20 AGO 2015 - 21:26 CEST
“Good evening, Los Angeles. I’m happy to be able to share great music with a great audience. On behalf of my colleagues I’d like to say how glad we are to be here, and so, thank you for coming. Thank you very much.”
That was how El Cigala, one of Spain’s most popular flamenco singers, kicked off his concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday night.
| El Cigala with his wife Amparo Fernández PHOTO: ANYA BARTELS-SUERMONDT |
But the truth was very different. On Tuesday evening, the night before the performance, his wife of 25 years, Amparo Fernández, had died.