Manzanita (singer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manzanita (singer)

Spanish guitarist, singer, songwriter

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1956

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 06-Dec-2004

Profession: singer, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

José Manuel Ortega Heredia (Madrid, 7 February 1956 - Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, 6 December 2004) was a Spanish singer and guitarist.In 1978, with producer José Luis de Carlos, he recorded his first solo album, Poco ruido y mucho duende, in a very personal style with flamenco nuances.
The theme Verde, adapted from a poem by Lorca, was a great success.
In 1980, he recorded his second LP Espíritu sin nombre with the palmero Daniel Barba de las Arenas.
With his third album, in 1981, Talco y bronce, he surpassed half a million copies in Spain with the singles Un ramito de violetas and Por tu ausencia.
They were followed by Cuando la noche te envuelve (1982), La quiero a morir (1983) and Mal de amores (1984). In 1986, he released Echando sentencias, including Arab and Indian instruments.
In 1988 he launched En voz baja a las rosas, with adaptations of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Góngora and Lorca.
In 1993 he made testimony to his faith in the album Quédate con Cristo.
After a long silence, in which he only sang for the Evangelical Church, he returned in 1998 with the album Por tu ausencia, a live recording of greatest hits and new songs that became a gold record.
In 1999 he repeated the gold record with the soundtrack of the film Sobreviviré. In 2000 he recorded Dímelo, a new gold record, and in 2002 Gitano cubano, accompanied by Raimundo Amador, Lolita and Cuban singers Lucrecia and David Montes. In 2004 he died in his house as a result of a heart attack.