Estrellita—2002 Albuquerque Gene Convention Doll LE 500

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“Bruuummmmmmmmmmmm!” The strum of a flamenco guitar pierces the air, and a spotlight snaps on. Through the smoky haze of the cafe, the beam picks up a lone woman standing on a bare stage, her head turned aside in sadness. The film is 1945’s “Castanets,” and Gene is Estrellita. Born a gypsy, she has been plucked from the plaza by El Fanfarron (played by Trent Osborn), torturously trained and nurtured—and loved—by him, the greatest of all flamenco dancers. But soon she has eclipsed his fame and is the one who is called for by the people. And in winning the love of her public, she has lost the only one she truly loves. That is why she stands alone in the spotlight, a tear glistening in her eye. Slowly and sinuously, she begins to sway to the soft strains of the guitar. Her heel Again. Again. Again and again. All of her despair seems to come pouring out in her movement, her dance almost a cry of anguish. Then suddenly she stops. Is that a second pair of heels Into the spotlight steps El Fanfarron. Their eyes meet in a smoldering glance, and slowly they begin to dance. It turns into a joyous dance, filled with the abandon as if to say he has returned and that they will be together for ever and ever, dancing, dancing, dancing… And shouts of “Olé!” swell as the lovers end in a triumphant pose. Estrellita is a Hollywood version of read more
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