Gitanos
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The Gypsies in Spain, generally known as gitanos (Template:IPA-es), belong to the Iberian Kale group, with smaller populations in Portugal (known as ciganos) and in southern France. They tend to speak Caló, which basically encompasses a range of regional dialects of Spanish with numerous Romani loan words and mannerisms. Nevertheless, to varying degrees, they identify with Andalusian culture and music due to the large and culturally significant gitano population present in that region. Data on ethnicity is not collected in Spain, although the Government's statistical agency CIS estimated in 2007 that the number of Gitanos present in Spain is probably around one million.
Notable gitanos
Following are notable Spanish people of gypsy (gitano) ethnicity:
- Carmen Amaya, Flamenco dancer.
- Isabel Pantoja, singer, partially gypsy
- Los Chunguitos, singers, brother duo.
- Azúcar Moreno, singers, sister duo.
- Manolo Caracol, Flamenco singer.
- Lolita Flores, singer and actress, daughter of Lola Flores.
- Antonio Flores, singer and actor, son of Lola Flores.
- Rosario Flores, singer and actress, daughter of Lola Flores.
- Vicente Escudero, dancer and choreographer of Spanish Flamenco; occasionally painter, writer, cinematographic actor and flamenco singer.
- Lita Cabellut, artist painter
- Helios Gómez, artist, writer and poet
- Joaquín Albaicín, writer, lecturer and columnist for the artistic life
- José Heredia Maya, poet and dramaturg
- Juan Vargas, sculptor
- Luis Heredia Amaya, sculptor
- Antonio Maya Cortés, artist painter and sculptor
- Fabian de Castro, artist painter
- Gipsy Kings, French group of Flamenco Rumba
- Nicolas Reyes, lead vocalist of the Gipsy Kings
- Matéo Maximoff, Romani born in Barcelona
- Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party MEP
- Camarón de la Isla, Flamenco star
- Farruquito, Flamenco dancer
- Juan José Moreno Cuenca "El Vaquilla" ("The Heifer"), notorious criminal
- José Rodríguez Martínez, footballer, currently plays for Galatasaray
- Jesús Seba, footballer, ex-Real Zaragoza
- Diego, former footballer, with Sevilla FC
- Carlos Muñoz, former footballer, with Real Oviedo
- Carlos Aranda, former footballer, with Sevilla FC
- Iván Amaya, football player, ex-Atlético Madrid
- Antonio Amaya, football player, currently plays for Rayo Vallecano
- Marcos Márquez, football player, ex-UD Las Palmas
- López Ramos, football player, ex-UD Las Palmas
- Rafael Soto, Spanish equestrian and Olympic medalist
- Los Niños de Sara, French fusion musicians
- Ketama, fusion musicians.
- Kendji Girac, French singer.
- Diego "El Cigala", Flamenco singer.
- Ceferino Giménez Malla, blessed
- Joaquín Cortés, star flamenco dancer.
- Abraham Mateo, Spanish singer pop.
- Faustino Reyes, Boxer.
- José Antonio Jiménez, Boxer.
- Patxi Ruiz Giménez, Basque pelota champion.
- Natalia Jiménez, Spanish singer.
- Jesús Castro, actor.
- Rogelio Durán, actor theatre and is the father of Swedish actress Noomi Rapace
- Elena Furiase, actress
- Alba Flores, actress
- Pastora Vega, actress
- Jose Antonio Reyes, footballer
- Jesús Navas Spanish footballer, playing with Manchester City
- Jorge González Spanish singer
Gitano surnames
- Jiménez or Giménez
- Heredia
- Amaya
- Montoya
- Salazar
- Guiterez
- Molina
- Cortés
- Vargas LP
- Antunes or Antunez / Antuñez
- Santi
- Ravelino or Rabellino
- Morgade
- Pereiro or Pereira
- Villar or Vilar
- Altamira or Altamirano