María Reyes
Performances at La Cantaora
Graduated with a Middle Degree in Dance specializing in Flamenco, awarded the prize for the best academic record in Andalusia. She has trained extensively with her master, the renowned bailaor and cantaor Miguel Ángel Heredia.
She competed in “Desencaja Jóvenes Flamencos” representing the province of Cádiz and later participated in the Provincial Circuit of Flamenco Peñas in Andalusia.
She was part of the company of pianist Manolo Carrasco in the show “Vive la Pepa, 1812”, alongside Miguel Ángel Corbacho and María José Franco. She also joined the “Azalea” company with masters Javier Marín and Mercedes Márquez.
In 2015, she won the 3rd prize in dance at the National Contest of Ubrique.
In 2016, she moved to Madrid and began performing in the capital’s tablaos. In 2017, she was a semifinalist in the “Villa Rosa” tablao competition. That same year, she participated in the Madrid Choreographic Contest with the dance piece “La Rosa de Gerineldo,” choreographed by bailaora Guadalupe Torres, which won the First Prize for Choreography in the contest.
In 2019, she worked as a dancer and actress in the immersive show “Tacones Manoli,” directed by Felype de Lima and choreographed by Manuel Liñán.
In 2021, she joined the company of Mercedes de Córdoba (National Flamenco Award) for the show “Sí, quiero,” premiered at the XXVI Festival de Jerez. The show has since toured festivals such as Les Nuits Flamencas de Aubagne (Marseille), the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, the Mont de Marsan Festival, the Flamenco Festival in London, Teatros del Canal in Madrid, and the 37th Flamenco Festival of Albuquerque. She remains on tour with this production.
In 2024, the show “Guitarra Coral” by guitarist Yerai Cortés premiered at the “Miradas Flamenkas” festival, where she is part of the cast as a chorus singer and palmera. She also participates in the Holland Flamenco Biennale with the show “Solo Guitarra” by Yerai Cortés and continues on tour.
Throughout her career, she has danced in the best tablaos of Madrid and Barcelona, sharing the stage with artists such as Antonio Canales, Farruquito, Alfonso Losa, José Maya, Karime Amaya, Manuel Liñán, and Marco Flores, among others.
