What is the name of the famous dancer who created the Café de Chinitas?
Within a few short months, Madrid’s Café de Chinitas grows in fame thanks to the special collaboration of the famous bailaora (dancer), La Chunga. Café de Chinitas quickly becomes known as the best of its kind.
Where did the name Chinitas come from?
At that time, there was a small bar in Malaga with a tiny stage, with only six box seats on either side reserved for the most important spectators of the city: the Café Chinitas. It was known then as “El Chinitas” or the “Café de Chinitas”, and its story starts in 1857 with the businessman Antonio Maria Alvarez, who would eventually become governor of Malaga. Many legends surround the origins of the café’s name, but the most likely story is that it comes from one of the most successful actors of the time, Gabriel Lopez; now forgotten but then known as “El Chinitas”, thus giving name to one of the most popular and influential tablaos (flamenco halls) at the end of the 19th century.
Where was the Flamenco Tablao of Chinitas?
Thus, breaking all the rules, the flamenco tablao of Chinitas was opened in an old 18th century palazzo, inspired by the most important cantante café of Spain, the original Café de Chinitas in Malaga, as well as by one of the Café’s most important clients, beloved Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca. Within a few short months, Madrid’s Café de ...
What are the tablaos in Madrid?
The tablaos are one of the sights to see in Madrid, as much as the Prado Museum, or the Royal Palace, or the Plaza Mayor…. In the last several years, the tablaos in the capital city have multiplied. These flamenco spaces are full of character, ambiance, and a characteristic mystery.
