Pepe de Lucía

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Pepe de Lucía was born in 1945 as José Sánchez Gómez in Algeciras, in the Spanish province of Cádiz, and is a flamenco singer and songwriter. He is the son of the flamenco guitarist Antonio Sánchez Pecino and the brother of the guitarists Paco de Lucía and Ramón de Algeciras. He chose his stage name in honour of his Portuguese mother, Lúcia Gomes. He is the father of the Spanish pop singer Malú, and his son José de Lucía is also a flamenco musician.

Music and breakthrough

He made his first record, Los Chiquitos de Algeciras, with his brother Paco. Until 1988 he sang on Paco de Lucía's albums, when Duquende replaced him. Later came albums of his own such as Caminando (1983), El orgullo de mi padre (1996), Cada día (2000) and El corazón de mi gente (2002).

Influence

Pepe de Lucía wrote many of the lyrics that Camarón de la Isla sang on his albums with Paco de Lucía and Tomatito. One example is Sentao en el Valle on the album Como el Agua.

Listening

Discography

Studio albums

• 1963Los chiquitos de Algeciras
• 1983Caminando
• 1996El orgullo de mi padre
• 2000Cada día
• 2002El corazón de mi gente
• 2024Pepito y Paquito: Las grabaciones perdidas de Pepe de Lucía y Paco de Lucía
• ?Tomo y obligo