Farruquito

Nom complet

Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya

Date de naissance

15 août 1982

Lieu de naissance

Sevilla

Biographie

Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya alias Farruquito is the grandson of the well-known flamenco dancer Farruco and the current continuator of this saga. He is son of Juan el Moreno and La Farruca, and he made his debut when he was 4 in Broadway with the Flamenco Puro show. Later on, he starred in the show Pasado, presente, futuro in the Andalusian Pavilion of the 1992 Seville´s Universal Exhibition. However, his great starting point was the film Flamenco (1995) by Carlos Saura. Since Farruco´s death in 1997, Farruquito has become the main exponent of the family, making important performances worldwide.