Bernarda Jiménez Peña, also known as Bernarda de Utrera, was born on March 3, 1927, in Utrera, province of Seville, and was an Andalusian gypsy flamenco singer. Born into a gypsy family, she began performing at a young age and debuted professionally in 1957 with her sister, Fernanda. They released their first album, Sevilla, cuna del cante flamenco, with Antonio Mairena in 1959. She was known for collaborating extensively throughout Europe and Africa with guitarists like Juan Habichuela and Paco Aguilera. She received numerous awards, including the Premio Mejor Música del año from Radio Paris in 1988 and Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes in 2005. In her later years, she released Ahora (2000). She passed away on October 28, 2009.
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