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Flamenco recital
at the Nuestra Casa de Collado Villalba (Madrid)
retirement home
The singer Matías de Paula and the guitar player
Antonio Reyes performed at the event
FCC volunteers, with the collaboration of
the Esther Koplowitz foundation, kicked of
the year offering a flamenco recital at the
Casa de Collado Villalba (Madrid) retirement
home in which the flamenco singer Matías
de Paula and the guitar player Antonio Re-
yes gave a performance.
Matías Corraliza Fernández, best known
as Matías de Paula, has performed in va-
rious flamenco “tablaos” such as Corral de
la Pacheca, Café de Chinitas, Casa Patas
and Corral de la Morería. He has also co-
llaborated with the National Ballet of Spain
and has shared the stage with artists such
as José Meneses, La Tana, Enrique Moren-
te, Juan Carmona, Antonio Canales, José
Mercé and Pitingo.
Antonio Reyes started to study the guitar
when he was six years old. He was taught
by masters such as Ramón de Algeciras
(brother of Paco de Lucía), Ignacio Flores
and Andrés Batista. He has also collabora-
ted with Rocío Jurado and Manolo Escobar
and has performed in soundtracks such
as those for the films “El palomo cojo” and
“Por fin solos”.
Both artists performed at this event, inter-
preting classical flamenco music such as
bulerías, fandangos, tientos and flamenco
Christmas carols.