Decades after her last dance, documentary gives flamenco star an encore
At the height of her career, Antonia Santiago Amador, or La Chana – a self-taught prodigy from an impoverished gitana (Gypsy) family – was the most acclaimed flamenco dancer of her day. She headlined every show in Spain; graced stages from London to Paris to Buenos Aires; and stole the heart of Peter Sellers, who promised to take her to Hollywood after featuring her in his 1967 film “The Bobo.”
“God wanted me to dance,” she says with the fervor of a
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