Marina Heredia

Marina Heredia is one of the young promises of flamenco. She belongs to the new generation of artists that look at themselves with the old cantaores as a reference, who return to traditionalism. However, at the same time she is a multi-faceted artist who is as happy to perform in Esp?rrago Rock (a music festival that welcomes all sorts of musical styles, and is held yearly in Granada since 1993), in which she took part in 1998, as she is intervening in an opera (Amore, by Mauricio Sotelo).

Likewise, she has worked with musicians who have nothing to do with flamenco: Howie B (the producer for U2, among others), Robbie McIntosh (guitarist for The Pretenders and Paul McCartney), Trevor Morais (who works with Bj?rk) and Elkie Brooks, a white singer with a black woman?s voice.

After some childhood recordings, Marina Heredia started to sing as a backing artist for people like Miguel ?ngel Cort?s and La China. She even came to substitute Carmen Linares in the company of Mar?a Pag?s. Her voice has been heard in the most important flamenco festivals and biennial exhibitions, and in the tributes that have been held for Lorca ("Buscando a Lorca") and Camar?n ("El flamenco es universal"). She recorded her first record, "Me duele, me duele", in the year 2000, and it was produced by Pepe de Luc?a.