Las Grecas
| Las Grecas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1974 - 1979 |
| Labels | CBS Records |
| Associated acts | Los Chichos, El Luis |
| Past members |
Carmela Muñoz Tina Muñoz Saray |
Las Grecas was a Spanish musical duo of Flamenco - rock formed in 1973 by two romani sisters, Carmela Muñoz Barrull (Valladolid, July 19, 1954), and Edelina Muñoz Barrull (Madrid, February 17, 1957 - Aranjuez, January 30, 1995), better known as Tina. They had a huge initial success with the theme "Te estoy amando locamente" (I love you madly) which sold 500,000 copies. Their career later declined when the Muñoz sisters decided to dissolute Las Grecas.
It took two attempts for Las Grecas to resurrect in the 1990s, on both occasions with original singer Carmela: once alongside Alicia Robledo Benavente, better known by the stage name Malicia, and then alongside the eldest daughter of her sister Tina, Saray. In both cases, the relaunch of Las Grecas obtained no impact.
Later, in 2007, and after copyrighting the name Las Grecas, Malicia decided to form a second duet alongside Sofia Lozano, who was later replaced by her former partner from the group Las Suecas, Nani.
Raised in a family connected with the music industry (their father was an amateur flamenco singer) the Muñoz sisters moved to Argentina in 1965, because of their father's job. They began singing at parties in the Spanish community. There, they came into contact with American music, from Jimi Hendrix's rock to George Benson's jazz, in addition to South American musicians such as the Argentinian Sandro or Brazilian Caetano Veloso. They returned to Spain in 1970, specifically to a tablao in Toledo, belonging to an uncle, and here Carmela became seriously interested in the musical art form.
Once they had moved permanently to Madrid, Carmela started seeking tablao performances to help with the family's finances, since their father had to return to Argentina. After being rejected in "Las Cuevas de Nemesio" and "Arco de Cuchilleros" tablaos, the locations to which she was not admitted because she was blonde and having a familiar gypsy face. She had better luck in Canasteros, arriving with dyed hair and accompanied by her sister Tina. El tablao Manolo Caracol hired them instantly.
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