La Mistela closed the curtain in grand style. She closed the latch of the theatre with the embrace of soleá between El Extremeño and Manuela, La Diosa, who spilled her heart out over the woodwork of Los Palacios.
It doesn't matter if time passes and he wants to steal your dance. Manuela Carrasco She is already standing up to see who is the beauty that will overshadow her. Because everything is dwarfed by the dark-skinned image of the one who is in charge of this. She is no longer twenty, but she has plenty of guts and she gives her all with enthusiasm for the fans who continue to venerate her.
Always Manuela It arrived as an autobiographical, emotional, endearing and racial show that portrays her story from the beginning to the present, where she intends to pass the baton to her daughter. Manuela Amador symbolizing it with the putting on of the jacket with which he then dances for alegrías.
Past images were projected on the curtain and her voice could be heard narrating her beginnings, her life, her longing and her flirtations with her husband. Joaquin —his guitar on a chair reminded him— what dancing means to her… And when the velvet was opened, the ovation over the image of Manuela wrapped in a red shawl was worth a thousand times the entrance fee. And with what mastery she moved it!
Noble, brave and sincere is the Almeria taranto, thundered the voice of The Extremaduran, always attached to the waist of the Goddess, who returns to him like a magnet. He has surrounded her since long ago, tattooing his moans to the gypsy twists of the dancer, who finished them off with tangos without disfiguring herself but drawing her features like no one knows how, with pose and walk, with gesture and trapío.
«Where the flocks hurt the most was at the end of the ritual. 'Manuela dances soleá, paints the sky with stars and colorful roses.' That's how Enrique's throat described what La Diosa provokes. Why should I say more, if describing her is limiting her bordering on offense? Because Manuela is Manuela. Only Manuela, always Manuela.»
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1. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
2. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
3. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
4. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
5. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
6. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
7. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
8. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
9. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
10. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
11. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
12. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
13. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
14. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
15. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
16. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
17. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
18. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
19. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
20. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
21. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
22. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
23. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
24. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
25. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
26. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
27. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
28. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
29. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
30. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
31. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
32. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
33. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
34. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
35. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
36. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
37. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
38. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
39. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
40. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
41. 'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
'Always Manuela', by Manuela Carrasco. The Mistela of Los Palacios. Oct 26, 2024. Photo: Angélica Montañés
Enrique endorsed the Granada airs in the Malaga to later shine in the second body with the The Twin and clench their fists in the brilliant abandolaos, from the rondeña to the fandango of Peppermint Bottle, passing through Lucena before. He did not miss the guitar of Peter Sierra not a single tone of transition, supporting the singer better than ever.
Pedro was sublime throughout the night. Neat on the picaos, powerful on the alzapúas, precise in the arpeggios of the preludes, jondo in the falsetas and with tact in the responses and closings. He carried on his shoulders the cante of Enrique and Manuela's dance, to the lullaby of the percussion of Jose Carrasco, the sweet violin of Samuel Cortes and palmas incontestable of The Petete. Manuel Tañe wove more content cante and I liked it. He also gave himself up to the last Zamara Carrasco singing jaleos, dancing with power and grit, with an extraordinary introduction to bulerías on the guitar and the cajón.
But where the flocks hurt the most was at the end of the ritual. Manuela dances soleá, paints the sky with stars and colorful roses. This is how Enrique's throat described what La Diosa provokes. Why should I say more, if describing her is limiting her to the point of being offensive? Because Manuela is Manuela. Only Manuela, always Manuela.
La Mistela closed the curtain in grand style. The theatre closed its doors with the embrace of soleá between El Extremeño and La Diosa, who poured her centres of joy onto the Los Palacios timbers.
Credits
Always Manuela, by Manuela Carrasco
Festival Flamenco from La Mistela
Pedro Perez Fernandez Municipal Theatre, Los Palacios and Villafranca, Seville
26th October 2024
Dance: Manuela Carrasco and Manuela Amador Carrasco (Manuela Carrasco daughter)
Cante: Enrique El Extremeño, Manuel Tañe and Zamara Carrasco
Guitar: Pedro Sierra
Violin: Samuel Cortes
Palmas-compass: Antonio Amaya 'El Petete'
Percussion: Jose Carrasco
Journalist by vocation of the jondo, inveterate aficionado, singer of writing. On a journey to the emotions of the ritual of the jondo, Kiko Valle -Utrera, 1979- requires the participation of words and images to draw the sway of a moan, the colors of a bulería or the scratch of pain. Critic of flamenco, presenter, speaker, photographer and videographer for more than two decades.
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