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8/19/2026
Delfín Amaya, a member of the Catalan rumba duo Los Amaya, together with his brother José, with whom he popularized songs such as 'Caramelos', 'Vete', 'Qué mala suerte la mía!', 'Mujer' or 'Amor, amor', has died in Barcelona at the age of 74.
The Amayas, relatives of the famous dancer Carmen Amaya, became during their career one of the greatest exponents of the so-called Catalan rumba, the festive musical genre created by the gypsy community of Barcelona, which combines flamenco rumba with pop melodies and Latin rhythms.
Born in Oviedo in 1952, Delfín Amaya, who sang and played the guitar, formed with his brother Los Amaya and their gypsy combo at the end of the 60s and published their first album in 1969, a repertoire of varied songs with a flamenco accent.
In 1971 they became known to the general public with the song 'Caramelos', the year in which they also published 'Ya la pagarás'.
In 1978 they signed with RCA, with Tony Ronald as producer, who boosted their career with songs such as 'Vete', 'La inyección', 'Amor, amor' or 'Decir a ella que vuelva'.
In 1992 they participated in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Barcelona, in a performance in which they shared the stage with other exponents of Catalan rumba, such as Peret and Los Manolos.
As a result of this collaboration, the album Rumbas de Clausura appeared, in which Peret and Los Amaya sang the songs 'Gitana Hechicera', 'Soy la Rumba', 'Una lágrima', 'Borriquito', 'Vete' or 'No se Pué Aguantar'.
The duo's latest album was released in 2013 with the title Vuelven... Los Amaya, a compilation of their greatest hits.
AMAYA, Delfin
Born: 5/24/1952, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Died: 8/17/2026 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Delfin Amaya’s western – musician:
800 Balas [guitar on “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly”]
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