It is unlikely that there will be a woman who Cortes Joaquin will leave indifferent. Especially after she sees him on stage. In the homeland of Cortes, they call him a cure for anemia, a dancing god, a ballet demon, and leading glossy magazines constantly include him in the list of the sexiest men on the planet.
Joaquin Cortes: facts from a biography
Cortes Joaquin was born in Spain in Cordoba on February 22, 1969 in a family of Spanish gypsies. His father is a native of North Africa, and his mother has remote Russian roots. The future god of flamenco began dancing at the age of 12, the uncle of the dancer took part in his creative realization, under whose influence the passion for dancing actually formed.
In the 80s, the family moved to Madrid, and the fifteen-year-old Joaquin Cortes was enlisted for permanent work in the troupe of the National Ballet. At this time, the National Ballet of Spain is headed by M. Plisetskaya. Due to his talent and capacity for work, by the time he comes of age, he becomes a soloist of the troupe, in 1992 - the head of his own company, “Flamenco Ballet Joaquin Cortes”.
Flamenco for life
The historical roots of flamenco lie in the Moorish musical culture. This style has undergone significant changes under the influence of gypsy music, and true connoisseurs of flamenco consider it to be gypsies of Spain that are true carriers of style.
The basis of all the shows of Joaquin Cortez is certainly flamenco, although connoisseurs of the genre, of course, would have a lot of complaints about the purity of the style of Joaquin Cortez. Here and flamenco, and jazz, and Latin, and classical. Up to 18 people are simultaneously on stage, and in addition to acoustic guitars and percussions, wind and percussion instruments, violins and cello sound in the show. But the viewer doesn’t really care what the proponents of the purity of the genre think. Cortez Joaquin’s talent has the main components that inevitably captivate the viewer - passion and reverence for the dance. Spectators go for emotions and get what they want with interest!
Personal life of a dancer
A separate side of the artist’s life is his personal life. It is not a secret behind seven seals, and the dancer often gives reasons to talk about relationships with women. As for novels and love affairs, there are more than enough of them in the life of a gypsy macho. Cortes never hid his feelings, the dancer openly admits that he has hot blood and a very amorous heart. Exerting a truly hypnotic effect on the representatives of the weak half of humanity, Joaquin Cortes, whose personal life is extremely full, broke many women's hearts, and even what! Actress E. Thompson at the time of delivery of the bouquet of flowers to the god of flamenco at the end of the concert knelt before him. And Sting's wife, T. Styler, dumped an amount of $ 10,000 for his concert shoes.
But the most sensational fact in the dancer’s personal life was an affair with the “black panther” N. Campbell, who was ready to turn into a soft and affectionate cat for his sake. For the sake of love for Cortes, the supermodel rejected previous fan Flavio Briatore, an Italian millionaire. But Joaquin Cortes and Naomi Campbell could not keep their relationship for a long time, and soon the couple broke up. Naomi was not ready for this, and, they say, she even tried to commit suicide with the help of pills and champagne, she went to the hospital, but, fortunately, everything turned out well. Cortes visited Naomi for some time in the hospital, observing decency, and then quietly and completely disappeared from her life. After a slight depression, the fashion diva found solace in the arms of the new gentleman, and Cortes continues to break the hearts of beautiful women.
Facets of personality
In addition to dance shows, the main work of his whole life, Cortes Joaquin is effectively creatively implemented in cinema. Now we know the actor Joaquin Cortes. The personal life of a dancer, filmography - all this is very interesting. To date, four films are known where he took part. In one of them he plays himself. In the movie, Joaquin Cortes collaborates with world-famous figures such as Carlos Saura and Pedro Almodovar.
Cortes has an active life position and participates in public life. By all means, Cortes Joaquin popularizes his nation and culture, takes some steps in politics. Since 2007, Cortes is the second-ever gypsy ambassador to the EU.
To Russia with love
Dancer Joaquin Cortes is a frequent and welcome guest in Russia. Since 2001, he has performed brilliantly at Russian concert venues, and in 2008 he gave a concert at the State Kremlin Palace. In his interviews, he repeatedly stated that he loves and respects Russians, believes that the Spaniards and Russians are very close in spirit, they are related by openness and emotionality. The last time Cortes visited Russia in April 2015. On the stage of Crocus City Hall, the dancer and showman presented his new production of Gypsy.
King of the show
The performances of Joaquin Cortez are always colorful, vibrant, spectacular and emotionally rich. The scene is replete with beautiful bodies and beautiful costumes, which Giorgio Armani himself makes for the show, with whom Cortes has not only been friends for a long time, but also successfully collaborates. The appearance of the artists on the stage is simply mesmerizing: scarlet, snow-white and black in various combinations further emphasize the passion and irresistibility of temperaments.
Cortez Joaquin himself, dressed in black or with a naked torso, in dazzling red rays and haze, beats a breathtaking shot, and this sight will not leave anyone indifferent. Cortez is forty-six, and he is still the god of flamenco!