La Caramba

Deceased Person

1751 – 1787

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Who was La Caramba?

Maria Antonia Fernandez was a flamenco singer and dancer. She was known as La Caramba after the exclamation caramba! which concluded a tonadilla which she performed soon after her arrival in Madrid. Her costume featured a topknot of brightly coloured ribbons which became known as a caramba too. She married in 1781 but soon left her husband and returned to performing.

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Born
1751
Died
1787

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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