Three Cast Members Added to Flamenclorico: Lore of the Miners
Singer Antonio Urban Ruger has been replaced with the award-winning singer from Jerez de la Frontera, Sara Salado. Two additional performers also join the cast of Pasion Flamenca: Maria Benjumeda (from Jerez de la Frontera), and narrator Puy Navarro (from Valencia).
About Sara Salado
An award winning artist, Sara Salado of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, sings for the dance company of Ruben Olmos. She has made several recordings including Sabor Jerez and El Puerto Por Navidad with Rancapino, and sang as special guest artist on Calixto Sanchez’s most recent CD. She has worked with Moraito Chico, Diego Carrasco, Carmen Linares, and Fernando Terremoto, among many others. She performs at the tablaos, peñas, and flamenco festivals in Spain and Switzerland, and is a regular on Spanish television Canal Sur Andalucía’s program, “La Llama Viva.” Ms. Salado placed first in Andalusia’s “Saeta de Jerez” competition.
About Puy Navarro
Theater: La Casa del Jubio (Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA); Los detalles de Silencio (Symphony Space, NYC); Mujeres Ligeramente Alteradas (American Globe Theatre, NYC); La Extraña Pareja (Stage East Ensemble, NJ); Los Sueños de Einstein (Culture Project Theatre, NYC); Lejos (dir. Steven Daldry, New York Theatre Workshop); Musica Lasciva (dir. Michael John Garcés, Abingdon Theatre, NYC); Bodas de Sangre, Yerma, La Casa de Bernarda Alba, Doña Rosita la Soltera, Cronica de una Muerte Anunciada, El Quijote (Repertorio Español, NYC); El Poder y La Gloria (Dramatist Guild, NYC); Encuentro en el Parque Peligroso (Newark Symphony Hall, NJ) Film: Todos a la Carcel (dir. J.L. Berlanga); Upside Down; Inner Glow of Things; Devoured by her Enigmatic Smile; Stripping Away (independent filmmakers). Ms. Navarro has also performed in Spain, France, and Japan. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York in 2001.
