El San Fernando City Council continues to make progress in the programming of Year Camarón on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the birth of Camarón from the islandA commemoration that is projecting the figure of the artist and the name of the city at a national and international level through cultural, musical, academic and heritage initiatives.
Among the actions already implemented, the recent collaboration with Pull & Bear, whose campaign dedicated to Camarón This once again placed the flamenco singer and San Fernando in the media spotlight. Added to this is the confirmation of several milestones that will mark the 2026 calendar, including a big tribute concert planned for July in San Fernando, conceived as a popular celebration of the anniversary and one of the central events of the Year Camarón.
The program will culminate on December 1, 2026 with A grand multi-artist show at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, where prominent figures from the music scene will participate and flamenco in a production that will celebrate the innovative and groundbreaking character that defined the artistic career of Camarón.
The City Council is also working on the celebration of the Awards CamarónThese awards will take place in the autumn at the Teatro de Las Cortes. They will recognize talent in disciplines such as cante, the dance, the flamenco guitar and the new creation or innovation, in homage to the transformative spirit that turned Camarón in a universal figure of flamenco.
Within this commemorative program, the City Council has also outlined the Congress dome CamarónThis event will explore the artistic, cultural, educational, and institutional dimensions of the island singer. The life and work of Camarón They left an indelible mark on San Fernando and represented a turning point in its evolution. flamenco since his figure burst onto the artistic scene in the sixties.
Its influence has transcended every imaginable border, fostering the development and expansion of flamenco in areas that until then had remained untouched by this cultural expression.
"The Congress program Camarón It will bring together researchers, specialists, historical artists linked to the flamenco singer, journalists, and chroniclers over two days. flamenco"Teachers and musicians, creating a multidisciplinary space dedicated to analyzing the cultural, social and heritage dimension of the island artist."
From academia to art
The congress, which will take place in the Interpretation Centre of CamarónIt will be structured around four main areas: institutional, academic, pedagogical, and artistic. From an institutional perspective, the focus will be on the process that has led to flamenco from a marginal position to its recognition as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010, reflecting the role playedpeñadone by institutions and key figures in the dignification of this art.
In the academic sphere, the meeting will analyze the significant growth of university, scientific, and outreach studies related to the flamenco, with contributions from leading researchers and specialists in disciplines such as musicology, anthropology, and cultural history.
The pedagogical dimension will address the growing presence of flamenco at different educational levels, both in Andalusia and in the rest of Spain and even internationally, generating a space for reflection on current training proposals and the need to continue strengthening the teaching of flamenco in the classrooms.
Finally, the artistic field will focus part of its attention on the revolutionary impact of Camarón within the musical evolution of flamencoThe analysis of The Legend of Time, considered one of the most influential albums in the history of the genre and a symbol of the aesthetic and creative openness that transformed the flamenco contemporary. Its relationship with Paco de Lucía, the influence of his work on the flamenco contemporary and the heritage and educational value of flamenco They will also have a place in this space now.
Authoritative voices
Similarly, the program will bring together researchers, specialists, and historical artists linked to [the subject] over two days. Camarónjournalists, reporters flamencoTeachers, professors, and musicians will come together to create a multidisciplinary space dedicated to analyzing the cultural, social, and heritage dimensions of the island artist. The organizers reserve the right to increase the number of participants.
The program features prominent names such as Juan José Téllez, Faustino Núñez, Cristina Cruces, José María Velázquez-Gaztelu, Paco Cepero, Alejandro Luque, David PaloMar or the flamenco singer Argentina, among other specialists and artists linked to flamenco and the shrimp farming world. Also included were family members, biographers, musicians, and representatives of peñasy cátedras de flamencolodge.
The program will also include round tables dedicated to the artistic evolution of Camarón, the role of flamenco in education and the influence that flamenco singers continue to exert on new generations of artists. Furthermore, a contribution will be made regarding the legacy of historical figures such as The Shorty of the Islandwhose centenary will begin next June. This will therefore be the first activity held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of an artist who was a precursor to the legend of Camarón, with whom he shared stages.
The musical aspect will be present with live flamenco performances featuring artists such as Trini de La Isla y Jesus Castile, accompanied respectively by John Manuel Fernandez y Child Manuel on the guitar.
For all those interested in attending, it will be necessary to register through the form provided (https://forms.gle/WH2fw2BXQie8rkSw8), which has already been sent to both the university sector and the chairs of flamencologia as to the peñaflamenco groups and other associations. The sessions can also be followed live via broadcast on streaming through the official City Council channel.
With this program, the San Fernando City Council reaffirms its commitment to the preservation, dissemination and international projection of the legacy of Camarón of the Island, turning the 75th anniversary of his birth into a unique opportunity to recognize the artistic, cultural and social dimension of an irreplaceable figure who forever transformed the history of flamenco and continues to inspire new generations inside and outside of Spain.
"The program will also include round tables dedicated to the artistic evolution of Camarón, the role of flamenco in education and the influence that the flamenco singer continues to exert on new generations of artists. Furthermore, a contribution will be made regarding the legacy of historical figures such as Chato de La Isla.
Congress Program Camarón
Friday May 29
10: 00 has 10: 30 hInstitutional presentation by Patricia Cavada, Mayor of San Fernando,
10: 30 has 11: 15 h: Interview with family members of CamarónBy Paz Santana (Journalist, Canal Sur).
11: 15 has 11: 30 h: Rest
11:30 to 12:30Juan J. Téllez (Writer). “The Time of the Legend”
12: 30 has 13: 30 h: Round table: “100 years of Chato de La Isla”. Guillermo Boto (President of the Chair of FlamencoCádiz logy); Manuel Lucas (singer); Víctor Rosa (guitarist), Antonio Romero (president of the Peña from Chato de La Isla).
18: 00 has 19: 00 hFaustino Núñez (writer, musicologist).Camarón and Paco: it's all the same to him”
19: 00 has 19: 45 h: Round table: “How the Artist was forged”, with Paco Cepero (guitarist), Enrique Montiel (writer and biographer) and Lolo Picardo (manager of Venta de Vargas).
19: 45 has 20: 00 h: Rest
20: 00 has 20: 45 h: Ismael Alcina (professor at ESMUC and PhD candidate at UCM) interviews bassist Manolo Rosa (bassist in La Leyenda del Tiempo). “New sounds for a New Flamenco".
21: 00 hPerformance. Trini de La Isla with Juan Manuel Fernández on guitar.
Saturday May 30
10: 00 has 10: 45 h: Cristina Cruces (Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Seville) “Camarón in four acts and a coda”
10:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.mFrancisco Perujo (UCA professor. Interuniversity Master's Degree in Research and Analysis of flamenco) “The Sea IslandCamarón"
11: 30 has 11: 45 h: Rest
11:45 to 12:30 María Ángeles Carrasco (Cultural Manager): “And finally, Humanity became a World Heritage Site.” Flamenco".
12: 30 has 13: 15 h: Pedagogical Roundtable: “Teaching Flamenco Today: Balance and Future,” with Ismael Alcina (ESMUC Professor and Bassist); David PaloMar (flamenco singer), Alberto Lara (musician and music teacher) and Fernando Barrera (professor, Interuniversity Master in Research and Analysis of flamenco).
18: 00 has 19: 00 h: Alejandro Luque (journalist and writer).Camarón 2000: A Key to Eternity.”
19: 00 has 19: 45 h: Juana Rodríguez (kindergarten teacher and writer): “The little one Camarón as an educational project. Sowing the elf flamenco from childhood.”
19: 45 has 20: 00 h: Rest
20: 00 has 21: 00 hJosé María Velázquez-Gaztelu (journalist, writer and poet) Conversation about the influence of Camarón at the flamenco, with the singer from Huelva, Argentina.
21:00 PM Performance: Jesús Castilla with Niño Manuel on guitar.
