El Príncipe Gitano

Spanish flamenco singer (1928–2020)
Person human Q51461749
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El Príncipe Gitano

Summary

El Príncipe Gitano is a human[1]. He was born in Russafa[2]. He was born on April 7, 1928[3]. He died in Mandayona[4]. He died on April 22, 2020[5]. He worked as a cantaor[6], singer[7], and film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • El Príncipe Gitano was born in Russafa[2].
  • El Príncipe Gitano passed away in Mandayona[4].
  • El Príncipe Gitano was born on April 7, 1928[3].
  • El Príncipe Gitano died on April 22, 2020[5].
  • El Príncipe Gitano held citizenship in Spain[10].
  • El Príncipe Gitano worked as a cantaor[6].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's professions included singer[7].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's professions included film actor[8].
  • El Príncipe Gitano is recorded as male[11].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's genre is flamenco[13].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[14].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's residence is recorded as Madrid[15].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's family name is recorded as Castellón[16].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's given name is recorded as Enrique[17].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's pseudonym is recorded as El Príncipe Gitano[18].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's described at URL is recorded as https://elartedevivirelflamenco.com/cantaores162.html[19].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's described at URL is recorded as https://valenciaplaza.com/enrique-castellon-vargas-la-realeza-que-salio-de-russafa[20].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[23].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Enrique Castellón Vargas'}[24].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Enrique Castellón Vargas'}[25].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's second family name in Spanish name is recorded as Vargas[26].
  • El Príncipe Gitano's start of work period is recorded as 1946[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: ES[29]

  • Began / founded: 1932-04-07[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-04-22[31]

  • Genre(s): flamenco[32]

  • Community tags: death by covid-19, flamenco, singer, spanish singer[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 32651047-e4c4-4bf1-9001-245f6bf788c6[34]

Body

Origins and Family

El Príncipe Gitano's place of birth was Russafa[2]. He was born on April 7, 1928[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cantaor[6], singer[7], and film actor[8].

Death and Burial

El Príncipe Gitano died on April 22, 2020[5]. He passed away in Mandayona[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19[14].

Why It Matters

El Príncipe Gitano ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was El Príncipe Gitano born?

Born in Russafa[2], El Príncipe Gitano…

Where did El Príncipe Gitano die?

El Príncipe Gitano died in Mandayona[4].

What did El Príncipe Gitano do for work?

El Príncipe Gitano worked as cantaor[6], singer[7], and film actor[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . lavanguardia.com. lavanguardia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . elpais.com. elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . elartedevivirelflamenco.com. Retrieved . elartedevivirelflamenco.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . efe.com. efe.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . sgae.es. Retrieved . sgae.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . elperiodico.com. Retrieved . elperiodico.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . rumbaflamencopop.blogspot.no. Retrieved . rumbaflamencopop.blogspot.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Second family name in spanish name Vargas
    Given name Enrique
    Sibling Dolores Vargas “La Terremoto”
    Family name Castellón
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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