This dancer who triumphed in the 19th century on European stages inspired Johann Strauss, Christian Dior and Porsche. In Berlin, a street and a district are named after him.
Josefa Durán Ortega – Pepita de Oliva was his stage name – was never a prophet in his country. Forgotten in Spain and revered abroad, this dancer from Malaga, Born in 1830 in the El Perchel district and died in the French town of Arcachon…
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