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José Greco was a Spanish style dancer who was half
Italian and mainly brought up in America. He was much taller
than most Spanish dancers which gave him a sense of power.
Excelling in the Flamenco he started dancing at a young
age along with his sister "Norina" in Brooklyn,
N.Y. Originally, he was aspiring to be a painter and took
lessons at the Leonardo da Vinci School in New York.
Had his professional debut in 1937 at the Hippodrome Theater
in Manhattan, New York. In 1938 he met La Argentinita and
she was very impressed with him. Two years later he was
dancing with her in the Ballet Español. In 1943, he
joined La
Argentinita's dance troupe for a couple years. After
Argentinta's death in 1945, he and her sister Pilar Lopez
formed their own troupe in La Argentinita's style and revived
the Ballet Español in Spain, Greco remained her partner
for three years.
Greco made his film debut in "Mandolete" in 1948.
José Greco's formed his own dance troupe "Ballets
y Bailes de España" which made its Paris debut
at the Théãtre des Champs-Elysees in 1948 and
later in Barcelona at the Apollo Theatre in 1949. José
Greco and his Spanish Ballet made their American debut at
the Schubert Theater on October 1, 1951. He and his dance
troupe toured the world performing dance routines for many
years. Greco appeared in movies and television with Stars
Bob Hope, Perry Como, Lawrence Welk, and Andy Williams shows.
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