Flamenco star Pilar López, 95
Posted: Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 2:22 pmPilar López, dancer and choreographer, was born on June 4, 1912. She died on March 25, 2008, aged 95
When the critic and exhibition organiser Richard Buckle presented his charity gala The Greatest Show on Earth at the London Coliseum in June 1971, he included the Spanish dancer Pilar López, who at 49 was approaching retirement and known to most of the audience only by repute. Yet her zarzuela solo fully held its own among an assembly of the greatest international stars. Perfect foot and arm placement and glittering castanet playing were among her special qualities.
The López family played a major part in building the big interest in the dances of Spain which flourished worldwide in the Thirties and Forties. … Read full obituary
