Estrella Morena
Known world-wide among the aficionados of
flamenco, Estrella Morena de Madrid made her debut as a dancer in the famous tablao Los Canasteros of Manolo Caracol. At the age of 16 she became a soloist at the tablao Torres Bermeja and shortly thereafter debut as primera bailarina at the Teatro de la Zarzuela of Madrid.

She was later featured at the tablao Duende for two years. She then came to New York where she met the great Antonio, auditioned and was contracted for four years as featured dancer and returned to Madrid. During those four years, she toured Europe and Asia with great success. She was then invited to join Rafael de Córdoba with whom she continued to tour.

She was featured on television in Spain and Japan and did the movie version of Rafael de Cordoba’s rendition of El Amor Brujo. Estrella Morena then formed her own company which toured parts of Spain and was contracted by the Hilton in Manila where they gained much success. She later returned to New York where she performed for the King and Queen of Spain at the Hotel Pier.

She continued to perform in New York at venues such as the Carnegie Recital Hall, Hunter College, Instituto Español, Circulo Cultural de la Casa de España, The Barbizon Plaza Theater, and the Town Hall. She toured all over the United States and Canada with the famous Jose Greco as a special guest artist. She later moved to Miami with her husband Pepe de Málaga and her son Jose Moreno, since then she has been a featured dancer at the tablao Costa Vasca.

In July of 1990 she decided to establish her own dance academy Escuela de Flamenco Estrella Morena for aficionados and professionals, adults and children, teaching Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance and Regional Dances of Spain. Her goal is to share with everyone who is interested the richness of the dances of Spain, thereby creating new values.

Most recently, in 2001, she completed a three-concert series at the Lincoln Theater in Miami Beach with the New World Symphony and the great flamenco singer Carmen Linares.