Vicente Soto "Sordera"

Biography

Vicente Soto "Sordera" was born in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain). He belongs to one of the most important Flamenco families, "Los Sordera".

He's owner of one of the most significant legates from the Flamenco planet (Paco La Luz, Niño Gloria, Manuel Soto, his father).

Vicente Soto's got the most important Flamenco awards (Premio Nacional de Córdoba, Premio Pastora Pavón, Premio Mairena del Alcor...), showing the old wisdom of Flamenco.

He's joined Flamenco and poetry, by singing some poems from the most universal spanish and south american poets, like Machado, Cervantes, Unamuno, García Lorca or Rubén Darío.

Vicente Soto's performed at the best Flamenco and Latin Festivals in the world and big world stages as: La Scala di Milan, Theatre National de Paris, Teatro Avenida de Buenos Aires, Teatro Comunale di Roma, Theatre Albeniz de Madrid, Theatre Sao Luiz de Lisboa... and all over USA, Japan, South America, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Austria, Hungary, Holland, etc.

It's important to point out some of his greatest performances as "Pessoa Flamenco" (released at the Theatre Español in Madrid and Theatre Sao Luiz in Lisboa); "Cantata Flamenca" by José Bergamín (released at the Teatro Albéniz in Madrid and at the Bienal of Sevilla), "La Casa de los Sordera" (released at the Theatre de la Villa in Madrid and Teatro Central in Sevilla). He toured all over the world with the show "Flamenco Puro".

He's recorded 11 CD's, accompanied by the most important Flamenco guitarists such as Vicente Amigo, Tomatito, Paco Cepero, Enrique de Melchor, Moraito, José María Molero, Pepe Habichuela, Manuel Parrilla, Diego del Morao...

"Latin Essentials", where Vicente Soto combines Flamenco with Latin rhythms, has been released by Warner Music Latina on November, 2003. "Latin Essentials" represents the cultural hybrid that has come out of the clash between Spanish and American Cultures.

His CD, entitled "Estar Alegre", has been released on 2005.

On 2005 he also released the show "Quixote Flamenco". He sets himself the challenge of seeking out jondura in ‘Don Quixote’, Cervantes' masterpiece. The show consists of a selection of eight texts, adapted to cante flamenco by writer Pedro Atienza, and celebrates the 400-year book's anniversary. "Quixote Flamenco" has been taken to stages in Madrid, Zaragoza, Albacete, Plasencia, Alcalá de Henares (Cervantes' birthplace, for two weeks), Leon, Guadalajara, The Hague, Lisboa, Budapest, Vienna (where it was broadcasted by Austrian national radio-television), France, etc.

In 2006 he premiered "Voces Jondas" in the Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid. In  2010 he presents his shows “Geografías Flamencas”, at Madrid’s Teatro Price and “Los versos navegables”, in the Festival Internacional of Teatro of Almagro. In 2012 Vicente Soto releases “Colores Distintos". In 2013 he will present “Entre Dos Mundos 2013".