Diego
Álvarez “El
negro”, was born
in Caracas, Venezuela and began his musical studies with the
juvenile orchestra movements such as “Simón Bolívar”.
Coincidentally he studied Afro-venezuelan percussion in the
popular culture workshops of the “Fundación Bigott”.
He
is the founder of the Pasión
Flamenca company and musical
director and teacher at the school of superior flamenco studies
in Caracas, directed by Daniela Tugues.
He
has lived in Spain for the past 5 years, working with such
artists as:
Antonio Canales
Sara Baras
Joaquín Cortés
Suroma
Losadas
Juan Andrés Maya
Rafaela Carrasco
La Tati
Alejandro Granados
Antonio Reyes
Manuel Reyes
Belén Fernández
Alfonso Losa
Rafael Estévez
He is currently a member of the Nuevo
Ballet Español under
the directorship of Carlos Rosas and Ángel Rodriguez
