Diego de Morón
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Date of birth
Place of birth
Biography
Diego Torres Amaya was born in Morón de la Frontera on 18 April 1947. His parents are Joselero de Morón and Ángeles Amaya, who is Diego del Gastor's sister. However, he did not start playing guitar for many years, and when he did he was taught by his cousin Juan del Gastor.
A few years later his uncle Diego del Gastor took him on and started to teach him his falsetas. Dieguito has always stood out because he is intermittent, brilliant, butinformal. He became famous in 1975 when he released his first album, but when he returned from the USA he stopped promoting it. He appeared onseveral TV programmes with his father, but that is it. He has alwayssaid that his town has not treated him well In 1975 he met Ortiz Nuevoin Madrid and went to live with him for two months.
He alternated his stays in Madrid with trips back to his town, where he played at six editions of the Gazpacho Festival. But his great appearance before the public was on 23 September 1998 at the Seville Biennale There he presented the show "Añoranza" and was very much appreciated by the critics.
Discography
1975 A Diego. Diego Torres Amaya “Dieguito el del Gastor” Vol.1 (LP) Movieplay S-32.713
1975 A Diego. Diego Torres Amaya “Dieguito el del Gastor” Vol.2 (LP) Movieplay S-32.714
1977 Aire Fresco (7", Single) Movieplay 021162/6
Diego de Morón Movieplay (2 versions)
1977 Diego de Morón (LP, Gat) Movieplay 17.0914
2005 Diego de Morón (CD, RM, Spe) Fonomusic 5016771612
1998 Diego Torres Amaya Live in Japan.
1999 Cultura Jonda 21. "A Diego el del Gastor de Morón". Dieguito de Morón.CD. Includes booklet with biographies of the artists and a listeningguide.
2016 Diego Torres Amaya "Diego de Morón". Collection "Flamenco y Universidad -XXXIV" Published by the University of Seville and recorded in the DomiStudios.
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