caption death_date years_active birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
carmen el chaqueta -lrb- fernández de los santos -rrb- amaya -lrb- left -rrb- with the flamenco singer 19 november 1963 1923-1953 ? barcelona 02 november 1918 el chaqueta.jpg carmen amaya
 carmen amaya flamenco dancer
carmen amaya

carmen amaya -lrb- 2 november 1918 -- 19 november 1963 -rrb- was a flamenco dancer and singer , of romani origin , born in the somorrostro slum of barcelona , spain .
she has been called `` the greatest spanish gypsy dancer of her generation '' and `` the most extraordinary personality of all time in flamenco dance '' .
