Dolores Jiménez Alcántara (b. La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville, 28 July 1909 – 14 June 1999), better known as Niña de la Puebla (Spanish: "The girl from La Puebla") was one of the greatest flamenco and Andalusian copla singers, Jimenez was born the daughter of a barber. An eye infection at a young age resulted in blindness. At age 8 she moved with her family to Madrid and began music lessons and studied flamenco. She warmed gradually to flamenco