Cristina Hoyos

Cristina Hoyos
Born Cristina Hoyos Panificadora
(1946-06-13) 13 June 1946
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
Occupation Dancer, choreographer, actress
Years active 1948–present
Dances Flamenco

Cristina Hoyos Panadero is a Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer and actress, born in Seville, Spain. After several successes throughout the world with several companies and movies, she created her own dancing company and premiered with it in Rex Theatre of Paris in 1988. She played an important role during the opening and closing ceremonies of 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Career

Cristina started dancing at the early age of two in the children’s show Galas Juveniles (junior galas). The inspiration she received from her senior masters Adelita Domingo and Enrique el Cojo ignited her passion for dance. In 1969 she joined the ballet company of Antonio Gades, where she continued her work for more than two decades. During this time, she toured the whole world demonstrating her art. In addition to this, she starred in the film trilogy Blood Wedding, Carmen and The bewitching Love that was taken to screen by the Spanish director Carlos Saura.

In 1983 Cristina Hoyos presented Carmen in Paris, with her being the main character. Thanks to this performance she received rave reviews.

After 1988 she has appeared in different films and TV shows such as Juncal from Jaime de Armiñán, Montoyas y Tarantos from Vicente Escribá, Antártida from Manuel Huerga and also her own biopic Despacito y al compás (slow rhythm). In 1989, now owning her own ballet company, she debuted in the Paris Festival with her first self produced show called Sueños Flamencos (Flamenco Dreams). One year later, she would take it to the Paris Opera House, turning it into the first flamenco company ever acting in this premises, and so happened in Stockholm. This year she also choreographed the Carmen opera that was presented at London’s Covent Garden and was directed by Nuria Espert and Zubin Metha.

In 1992 she acted in the Seville World Exhibition, presenting two performances (Yerma and Lo Flamenco), together along with her appearances at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. After these award winning moments, she presented in 1994 at the Paris Chateler Theatre her show Caminos Andaluces (Andalusian Paths).

Two years later, in 1996, she created the choreography called Cuadro Flamenco (Flamenco Picture) that was presented at the Nice Opera House. She also did the arrangements for the film The Hunchback by Peter Medak, and into the bargain, she also debuted with her new show Arsa y Toma in which she featured Christian Lacroix as costume designer at the Avignon Opera House.

In 1999 she presented Al Compás del Tiempo (To the Beat of Time) and also made the choreographies for The Fígaro Marriages, directed by José Luis Castro and presented at the Seville Maestranza Theater. In 2001 she performed, once again, in the second part of Carmen, named Carmen 2, le retour (the return) as main character and integral part of the film directed by Jerôme Savari.

In 2002, she presented Tierra Adentro (Inland) in Valencia’s Main Theatre. This performance made her win the Performing Arts Award, to which she was nominated for the Best Performance category. After this, she presented Yerma (Barren), directed by José Carlos Plaza in Granada in 2003 in front of an audience of more than 60,000 viewers. In January 2004, she was appointed to head the Andalusian Ballet of Flamenco and one year later, she presented in the city of Cordova her show A Trip to the South, directed by Ramón Oller. In 2006, she kept working all over the world with her show Romancero Gitano (Gypsy Ballads), based in the artwork of the Spanish writer Federico García Lorca.[1]

Personal life

Cristina Hoyos and Juan Antonio Jiménez met for the first time while both were working in the Antonio Gades Ballet Company.

In 1997, Cristina Hoyos was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went under surgery and fully recovered. As proof of her battle against breast cancer, she published a book in which she explains all she fought for and struggled with.[2]

A book, entitled ¡Ánimo p'alante!, was written by Ángel López del Castillo, a journalist with a specialization in the field of health. He wrote six chapters, in which he tells us about Cristina Hoyos' experience whilst fighting cancer, documented by an interview he had with her. The oncologist Ana Lluch was also involved in this book.[3]

Filmography

Awards and honours

  • 1984:
    • Best Supporting Actress for “Carmen” – Asociación de Escritores cinematográficos
  • 1985:
    • Pegasus Prize - Festival dei due Mondi –Spoleto
  • 1991:
  • 1993:
  • 1997:
  • 1999:
    • Puerta de Asturias Prize – Puerta de Asturias Association
  • 2000:
    • Fitur Prize – Provincial Council of Tourism and Council of Seville
    • Working woman prize – Regional Government of Andalusia
    • Honorary mayoress – Council of Espinosa de Henares
    • “Peña Soleá” Homage – Council of Palma del Río
    • I Facyde Prize – Federation of Associations of Choirs and Dances of Spain
    • Honour Award – ‘Indanza’ Associations of Almería
    • International presence prize – General Society of Spanish Authors (SGAE)
    • MAX to the Best Female Performer in Dance
    • Homage –XLIV Potaje de Utrera Festival
    • Homage by Peña “Juan Talega"
  • 2001:
    • Casas Regionales Prize (Barcelona)
    • “Compás del Cante” Prize (Seville)
    • “Peña Juan Bernabé” Prize (Lebrija)
  • 2002:
    • Nathwani Prize - Federation of European Cancer Societies
    • Biennial Prize of Flamenco to the best corps de ballet
  • 2003:
    • Audience Award to the best flamenco performance (Canal Sur)
    • Member of honour of “FRIENDS” Association - Maison de la Danse-Lyon
    • National Flamenco Award - Flamencology Chair of Jerez
    • Honour award of Santa Bárbara Festival - California
    • Award of Great Theatre of Havana
  • 2004:
    • MAX to the Best Female Performer in Dance
    • Escénica Prize – Foundation José Manuel Lara culture prizes
  • 2005 - 2008:
    • Andalusia Tourism Prize: “Embajadora de Andalucía ” (Ambassador of Andalusia)
    • Inauguration of a street with her name in Carrión de los Céspedes - Seville
    • Inauguration of a street with her name in Tomares - Seville
    • Member of the University Board for the Arts of the University of Alcalá de Henares
    • ”Yerbabuena de Plata” Prize in Cabezas de San Juan - Seville
  • 2009:
    • Medal of Villa of Paris - Council of Paris
  • 2011:
    • Ambassador Prize of Tourism and Culture of Pekín - Council of Beijing, China

References

  1. ↑ "Cristina Hoyos Panadero - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Cristina Hoyos Panadero - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Cristina Hoyos, una mujer frente al cáncer de mama | elmundo.es salud". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

Bibliography

  • López del Castillo, Ángel y Lluch Hernández, Ana. Ánimo, p'alante!: Cristina Hoyos: Una mujer frente al cáncer de mama. Ediciones Mayo, Sevilla, 2205. ISBN 8496122999.
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