The Lora del Río City Council has declared two days of official mourning in the Consistory
The coplazangeres Gracia Cabrera Gómez, artistically known as Gracia Montes and considered “the crystal voice” of the Spanish copla (Lora del Río, March 1, 1936), has died at the age of 86. The city council of his birthplace has declared two days of official mourning in the Consistory, as well as the display of a black crepe and the flying of the Lora del Río flag at half-mast on the facade of the town hall and municipal buildings from 9 a.m. this Thursday until 9 a.m. a.m. on Saturday, June 4.
In a press release, the Loreño City Council has expressed its condolences to the family of Gracia Montes, favorite daughter of the Villa de Lora del Río since June 5, 2011, and favorite daughter of the Province of Seville since May 23, 2009. He has committed himself in this ” hard times” has been made available to the relatives and has offered guidance both in the Parish Church of the Assumption during the funeral mass planned for next Friday, June 3, as well as at the subsequent burial in the municipal cemetery of San Sebastian.
«Gracia Montes has always carried the municipality of Lora del Río by the flag during her professional career, and the memory of the Virgin of Setefilla, patron saint of the city, always accompanied her on her travels and performances. Our dear favorite daughter is one of the greatest exponents of the Spanish copla, which was defined as ‘the glass voice’ given her finesse in interpreting the couplets,” the Lora City Council emphasized in its statement.
Source: La Verdad
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