Tribute to Parrilla de Jerez

Text and photos: Estela
Zatania

In the collective memory there lingers that image of the man who danced
to the recorded voice of his professional companion, the queen of bulerías,
at Seville’s Teatro de la Maestranza, a moment that was charged
with emotion and made flamenco history.

Now Manuel Fernández Molina, “Parrilla de Jerez”,
guitarist, patriarch of the Parrilla dynasty, is to be honored at an extraordinary
tribute Saturday, June 11th, 2005 in the Jerez de la Frontera bullring.

con La Macanita	tocando a la reina

Brother of the late dancer Ana Parrilla and of guitarist Juan Parrilla,
son of the legendary Tío Parrilla, nephew of Borrico and Serna
and grandson of Juanichi el Manijero, since last November Manuel has been
fighting a cruel illness which has kept him from practicing his profession.
The guitarist who spent twenty-five years accompanying la Paquera, who
also left us last year, will receive an outpouring of support from more
than forty top-flight artists, a bill with scant precedent in the history
of flamenco. In an event rivaling the Fiesta de la Bulería, performers
such as José Mercé, Moraíto, Paco Cepero, Lebrijano,
Tomatito, Rancapino, Capullo and Niña Pastori, among many others,
including numerous local artists will pay tribute to one of the most admired
guitarists ever to come out of Jerez.

ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN
THE
TRIBUTE TO “PARRILLA DE JEREZ”

Jerez bullring. Saturday, June 11, 2005. 10:00pm

All the performers have confirmed their presence

JOSÉ MERCÉ
NIÑA PASTORI
JUAN PEÑA “LEBRIJANO”
TOMATITO
PACO CEPERO
ALONSO NÚÑEZ “RANCAPINO”
CURRO MALENA
TOMASA “LA MACANITA”
MORAÍTO
MANUEL MOLINA
DIEGO CARRASCO
NAVAJITA PLATEÁ
MERCEDES RUIZ

Family groups made up of the following people: MANUEL MONEO, FERNANDO
DE LA MORENA, LUIS EL ZAMBO, CAPULLO DE JEREZ, JUAN MONEO “EL TORTA”,
FERNANDO TERREMOTO, JOAQUÍN EL ZAMBO, ENRIQUE EL ZAMBO, CARAOSCURA,
JUAN, BERNARDO Y MANUEL PARRILLA, LORENZO “RIPOLL”, DIEGO
DE LOS SANTOS “RUBICHI”, DIEGO AGUJETAS, DOLORES AGUJETAS,
MIJITA HIJO, MANUEL LOZANO “CARBONERO”, PERIQUIN Y ANTONIO
JERO, ANTONIO HIGUERO, DIEGO DEL MORAO, JOSÉ IGNACIO FRANCO, MIGUEL
SALADO, GREGORIO, CHÍCHARO, EL BO, RAFA, CURRO JOAQUINA and many
more friends of the artist.

Masters of ceremonies: Jorge y César “LOS MORANCOS DE
TRIANA”

Contributions: in any branch office of the CAJA SAN FERNANDO DE SEVILLA
– JEREZ.

The Benefit Commission has opened the following account in the name of
one of Parrilla's daughters to receive contributions:

Name of account: FILA CERO DEL HOMENAJE A PARRILLA DE JEREZ

Account no.: 2071 12 57 140175286038