La Singla

The film tells the incredible story of Antoñita “La Singla”, the flamenco dancer who took Spain and the rest of the world by storm in the 1960s. She went on tour with Ella Fitzgerald, even danced for Dalí and performed at the Olympia in Paris. Marcel Duchamp admired her and Jean Cocteau said of her that she “spat fire from her mouth and extinguished it with her feet”. What makes this story so different and mystical is the fact that “La Singla” lost her hearing due to an infection and suddenly disappeared without a trace at the height of her career. Five decades later, Paloma Zapata reconstructs the life and tragedy of “La Singla”. A story about a once celebrated young flamenco star that is as gripping as “Searching for Sugar Man”.

Director: Paloma Zapata ● Cinematography: Dani Mauri, Inaki Gorraiz ● Production: La Fábrica Naranja, Malandar Films, inselfilm produktion ● Producers: Paloma Zapata, Paola Sainz de Baranda, Nadja Smith ● Music: Juliane Heinemann ● Sound: Hannes Schulze ● Cast: Antonia Singla (La Singla), Helena Kaittani ● Distribution Germany: Rise and Shine Cinema ● ICAA, ICEC, ARTE/ZDF, Canal Sur, Europa Creative MEDIA, TV3, Abycine LANZA, Aura Foundation, Santa Coloma de Gramenet City Council, DocsValencia

Director: Delaine Le Bas ● Camera: Lincoln Cato, Delaine Le Bas, Hera Santos ● Editor: Laszlo Farkas ● Sound: Justin Langlands ● Music: Laszlo Farkas Mixing of Original Sound & Justin Langlands ● Cast: Delaine Le Bas, Hera Santos ● Producer: Delaine Le Bas