La Nina De La Puebla

Dolores Jiménez Alcántara (La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville, 28 July 1909 – 14 June 1999), known as "Niña de la Puebla "(in Spanish: "The girl from La Puebla"; La Puebla is her birthplace) was one of the greatest flamenco and Andalusian copla singers. Jimenez was born on 28 July 1909, the daughter of a barber.An eye infection at a young age resulted in blindness.At age 8 she moved with her family to Madrid and began music lessons and studied flamenco. In 1931 Jimenez debuted in Seville.Her style was known as dulce, or sweet.She married another singer in 1934, Lucas Soto Martin, and had five children, two of whom became flamenco professionals.

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