{"id":39675,"date":"2023-02-17T19:39:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/?p=39675"},"modified":"2023-02-17T19:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:43:17","slug":"goodbye-to-cantaor-jose-cortes-pansequito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/en\/actualidad-en\/goodbye-to-cantaor-jose-cortes-pansequito\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye to cantaor Jos\u00e9 Cort\u00e9s “Pansequito”"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been a hard blow for the world of flamenco art. Once again flamenco dresses in mourning to say goodbye to one of its great artists. Cantaor Jos\u00e9 Cort\u00e9s<\/strong> \u2014 better known as Pansequito<\/strong> \u2014 has passed away at the age of 78 due to a brain tumor, as confirmed by the mayor of Gines (Seville province) \u2014 where he lived with his wife Aurora Vargas<\/strong> \u2014 in a statement to Radio Sevilla<\/em> (Cadena Ser<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n

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This artist, considered one of the greatest, does not leave us with just a legacy of cantes<\/em> and flamenco stories. He also left behind a busy 2023 schedule, as even at 78 he could not stop attending festivals and other flamenco events. He was meant to be the headliner of the 72nd<\/sup> Granada Flamenco Festival, he had been invited to celebrate his sixty-year career on stage<\/a> at the Tio Pepe Festival in August and was going to be honored at the 67th<\/sup> Potaje Gitano de Utrera<\/a> together with Aurora Vargas.<\/p>\n

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In fact, \u00abboth Utrera\u2019s Madrug\u00e1<\/em> Brotherhood and the Organizing Committee of the Potaje Gitano de Utrera<\/em> have wished to communicate their most heartfelt condolences to his wife, Aurora Vargas \u2014 the artist who is going to be honored at the 2023 Potaje Gitano de Utrera 2023<\/strong> \u2014 his children and all his family and loved ones\u00bb, as stated by Utrera Web<\/em><\/a>. The Organizing Committee of the Potaje Gitano de Utrera<\/em> has indicated that the event honoring these artists will be held as planned and this will not be done as a posthumous tribute, because it was approved when the artist was still alive and he himself accepted it.<\/p>\n

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The sadness in the flamenco community was soon palpable in the social networks, and twitter accounts such as those of the Centro Andaluz de Documentaci\u00f3n del Flamenco<\/em><\/strong> and cantaor Arc\u00e1ngel<\/strong> have expressed their sorrow<\/p>\n

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Acabamos de recibir la triste noticia del fallecimiento del cantaor Pansequito. Desde el CADF nos sumamos al dolor de sus familiares y amigos. Una gran p\u00e9rdida para el mundo del flamenco. DEP pic.twitter.com\/ZHQZAGqjBl<\/a><\/p>\n

— C.Andal.Doc.Flamenco (@CADFlamenco) February 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n