At about the age of 16 Juana was "discovered" by Silverio Franconetti, the legendary flamenco cantaor, at whose Café Silverio in Sevilla she then danced. Quickly La Macarrona became a well-known bailaora throughout Spain, dancing in company with the best flamenco performers (singers, dancers, guitarists) at well-known "café cantantes". By the early 1890s Juana was appearing at illustrious venues in Paris, and elsewhere in Europe. Entertained were several "zares de Russia", a "shah de Persia", various "reyes, principes y duques", as well as "señoríos" and "comerciantes". La Macarrona performed her "baile" at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Not yet thirty, she had attracted wealth and fame.