El Camarón de la Isla (December 5, 1950, San Fernando, Spain – July 2, 1992, Badalona, Spain) was the stage name of flamenco gipsy singer José Monje Cruz who is sometimes also credited as José Monge Cruz.
His uncle José nicknamed him Camarón (Spanish for "Shrimp") because he was blonde and fair skinned. At the age of eight he began to sing at inns and bus stops with Rancapino to earn money. At sixteen he won first prize at the Festival del Cante Jondo in Mairena de Alcor.
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El Camaron De La Isla
El Camarón de la Isla (December 5, 1950, San Fernando, Spain – July 2, 1992, Badalona, Spain) was the stage name of flamenco gipsy singer José Monje Cruz who is sometimes also credited as José Monge Cruz.
His uncle José nicknamed him Camarón (Spanish for "Shrimp") because he was blonde and fair skinned. At the age of eight he began to sing at inns and bus stops with Rancapino to earn money. At sixteen he won first prize at the Festival del Cante Jondo in Mairena de Alcor.
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