Carmen Linares is a Spanish flamenco singer born as Carmen Pacheco Rodríguez on
February 25, 1951, in Linares. Linares achieved professional recognition for a
musical career characterized by flamenco and world music and for being one of
the most complete cantaoras with knowledge of flamenco styles. She achieved
professional recognition for a career that began after she moved to Madrid in
1968 and trained under the musician Pepe Matrona, the musician Fosforito, and
the musician Juan Varea. Their recording career began with the studio recording
Carmen Linares canta flamenco (1971)....