Biography
María Jiménez Gallego (3 February 1950 – 7 September 2023) was a Spanish singer. María Jiménez Gallego was born in Triana, Seville on 3 February 1950. At age 15, she migrated to Barcelona to work as a housemaid. She started to perform in tablaos (first in Barcelona and then in Madrid) and recorded her first album in 1976, with arrangements by Paco Cepero. The album included rumbas, tangos, bulerías, boleros, rancheras and ballads by Silvio Rodríguez, Lolita de la Colina or Amancio Prada. Next, she released Sensación and several compilations.
Her career was relaunched when she collaborated in the song La lista de la compra with the group La cabra mecánica and released Donde más duele with songs by Joaquín Sabina.
She took part in the 2002 'Day Without Music' protest against piracy.Jiménez edited her biography and took part in several films and sitcoms like Todos los hombres sois iguales.
Jiménez was the presenter of the television program Bienaventurados on Canal Sur.
María Jiménez died in Triana, Seville on 7 September 2023, at the age of 73.
Filmography
all 7
Movies 5
self 3
TV Shows 2
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Birthday1950-02-03
Deathday2023-09-07 (73 years old)
Birth NameMaría Jiménez Gallego
RelationshipsJosé Sancho (1980-01-01 - 2002-01-01)
CitizenshipsSpain
AwardsPremios Odeón, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
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