![]() ![]() Cantiñas and festive songs were excluded. The jury was led by Antonio Chacón, an important image of flamenco at that time. That was the reason why they organized this competition where only fans participated. They were worried as the deepest and purest roots of flamenco would be lost. The conceived flamenco as a folklore and not as a stage genre. In 1922, as a demand from purists, Manuel de Falla and Federico García Lorca organized a competition of cante jondo in Granada. Monument to Manolo Caracol at the Alameda de Hércules (Seville). As an inconvenience and due to the great commercial and social success, some much simpler and older palos were retired from the stage, giving way to some more graceful, for example, the cantes de ida y vuelta, cantiñas and fandangos. In these years, Flamenco shows extended to the rest of the country and main cities in the world. It was so called because of an economic strategy as opera payed only 3% of taxes and shows paid 10%. These shows were known as “Opera Flamenca”. ![]() ![]() Between 19, many flamenco shows took place in bullrings and theatres.
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