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Born in San Fernando, Cádiz
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From the age of seven, Camarón began singing in different taverns and at the San Fernando tram station.
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He won first prize at the Festival "Del Cante Jondo" in Mairena del Alcor and later moved to Madrid with Miguel de los Santos.
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In Torres Bermejas he met the master Paco de Lucía, with whom he would record nine albums between these years
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He married Dolores Montoya, "La Chispa", with whom he would have four children. The wedding was held in the town of La Línea de la Concepción, sponsored by his brother Manuel and the dancer Manuela Carrasco.
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He performed three days in a row at the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris to absolute success.
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He recorded "Soy gitano", the best-selling album in the history of flamenco, in which the guitarist Vicente Amigo collaborated.
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He's sentenced to one year's imprisonment for reckless endangerment of life following a road accident on 17 October 1986 in which two people died. The singer did not go to prison because he did not have a criminal record.
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He recorded his last album "Potro de rabia y miel", which featured the guitars of Paco de Lucía and Tomatito. The recording of this album had to be interrupted due to the diagnosis of a lung cancer, caused by his serious addiction to tobacco
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His last concert was at the Colegio Mayor San Juan Evangelista in Madrid
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He died at the Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol (Badalona, Barcelona) at the age of 41, of lung cancer, causing a great social commotion (reflected in the slogan "Camarón vive"). He was buried in his hometown of San Fernando. His coffin was wrapped with the gypsy flag.
