actress and singer Encarnita Polo, One of the most important figures in pop music and copra of the 60s and 70s, with his famous and triumphant songs “Paco, Paco, Paco” died this Friday at the age of 86 in Avila, according to a source close to the family.
your daughter, Raquel Weitzman Polo informed her friends of her death. asked for respect and privacy for family At this delicate moment.
Encarnita Polo, singer and actress She was born in Seville in 1939. 60s and 70s thanks to his success pop flamenco, A style that she herself promoted. At just 10 years old, his love for music won him a radio contest, and two years later, Barcelona. So he started like this build a career We perform in continuous sessions and double programs at festivals and neighborhood cinemas in many municipalities of Catalonia.
A big opportunity has arrived for him 1963 when he appeared tv set spanish made her instantly famous. Additionally, he recorded his first album, which included songs such as; “Ballad of Dawn” and “On the Beach”They followed it.”broken dream and ‘I love you.’
In 1965, the singer released her song.Andalusian style” “Long street” and “1000 hours” This last song was submitted to the Mediterranean Song Festival. At that time, the singer took part in a successful music program TVE as’monday friends“Saturday Night” or “The era of”. His performances continued in Portugal, France and Italy, where he won the Grand Prize at the RAI Festival in 1964. “Napoli vs. Tutti”.
From 1967 “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde” He achieved significant recording success with this, and continued success thereafter. “You don’t know anything about life” and “Being in love.” At the end of the 1960s, with the help of her future husband, an Argentine composer, Adolfo Weitzman His work set a new direction for his musical career. A fusion of flamenco and pop music.
This merger resulted in a new version in 1969. “Pepa Bandera” This became his huge success, reaching number one on the music charts at the time. and in that year In 1970 he Second big hit song “Paco, Paco, Paco”, people you followed “Me” With this, the singer decisively established himself within the then-called movement. “Flamenco pop”.
was selected to participate in TVE game show Valerio Lazaroff’s Passport to Dublin recorded a number of songs that were popular at the time between 1971 and 1972. She also performed sung versions of songs composed by her husband. Adolfo Weitzman He is a cast member of the TV series “The Gentleman in Black” starring the late José Luis López Vasquez. after him couple living apart He temporarily left the show and later recorded the album “Desperté”.
In 1982 he released the LP “Encarna Polo” and ten years later in 1992, compact disc”incarnation”, A compilation of his most famous songs. your disk ‘Crazy’, of 1998 was one of his last recordings. Since then, his professional activity has significantly decreased, but he was invited to appear on television shows as a popular face.
In November 2012, the singer became one of the victims. scam Number of preferred shares Bankia incident, I lost 70,000 euros. “I didn’t know what it was. I was a VIP customer and thought my money was time-limited. Now I lost all my savings. “Suddenly I realized that I didn’t have anything, I didn’t have any ornaments,” he confessed to the magazine.
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