JUANA AMAYA

Juana Amaya is a Gypsy from the family in Ronda, and niece of Diego del Gastor and Luis Joselero, from Morón de la Frontera.
Since she was six years old she stood out due to her command of the art. Dancer Mario Maya discovered her very soon after this, and at the age of fourteen became his dance partner in the shows: “Ay Jondo” and “El Amargo”.
During the three years of the collaboration with Mario Maya, they traveled the world performing in very world-reknown venues such as the Carnegie Hall of New York and the Carré Sylvia Monfort of Paris.
From 1984 to 1994, she performed in “Cumbre Flamenca”, show that takes her to a long tour throughout Spain, England, India, Australia, Canada, among other countries. In 1991 she also performs with the company “Estrellas de la Bienal” havingadditional tours in France. In 1993 she danced in a flamenco show together with Joaquín Cortés and Antonio Canales and the pianist Arturo Pavón. Also touring with Joaquín Cortés in Japan with the show “Pasión Gitana”.
In 1994 she formed her own company performing at Teatro Romano of Caracalla, Teatro Trianón in París, and recently at Festival de Mont de Marsan, Francia. In 1996 Salvador Távora offered her to be the protagonist in the show “Carmen” obtaining a great success. Its premiere was at Teatro de La Maestranza, in the Bienal de Arte Flamenco, and later making a tour throughout Spain.
She has participated in the show of José Heredia Maya “Un Gitano de Ley”, in which she plays the role of Teresa, the wife of “El Pele”. The premiere was in the Cathedral of Seville, and the show was represented in the Basílica of Roma in front of the Pope Juan Pablo II the day of the beatification of Ceferino Gimenez Maya “El Pele”.
She has also performed as first dancer together with Plácido Domingo, in the opera “El Cid”, which premiered at Teatro de La Maestranza in Sevilla.
Her strength and passion in dance, which she is completely dedicated to (rendering homage to the person she admires most, Carmen Amaya), makes her one of the more talented young dancers of her generation. Fuerza, temperamento, compás y mucho arte jondo.