{{Short description|Spanish flamenco singer (1850–1923)}} '''Diego Bermúdez''' (1850–1923), known as ''el Tenazas'' [English: "the Tongs" or "the Pliers"] or ''Tío Tenazas'' ["Uncle" Tenazas] was a Spanish [[flamenco]] ''cantaor'' [singer]. When already long retired and in his seventies, he nonetheless "vaulted from obscurity to fame in a 1922 flamenco contest."<ref>D. E. Pohren, ''Lives and Legends of Flamenco'' (Madrid 1964, revised 1988) at 71-74, quote at 71.</ref>
Born in [[Moron de la Frontera]], El Tenazas learned his art during the era of the legendary cantaor [[Silverio Franconetti]]. He had long since retired from performing, due to an injury, when the [[Concurso de Cante Jondo]] was scheduled to be held in [[Granada]] during June 1922. There he managed to excite and enchant the festival with his style, which recalled a prior age of the Flamenco art. He was awarded a large prize and became widely known in flamenco circles.<ref>Ángel Álvarez Caballero, ''El Cante Flamenco'' (Madrid: Alianza Editorial 1994) at 216, 218-219.</ref><ref>Molina Fajardo, ''Manuel de Falla y El "Cante Jondo"'' (Universidad de Granada 1962; 2d ed. 1998) at 135-136, 140.</ref>
He then toured Spain, later returning to his home in [[Puente Genil]] where he died the following year.<ref>Ángel Álvarez Caballero, ''El Cante Flamenco'' (Madrid: Alianza Editorial 1994) at 219.</ref>
He was featured on the Travel Channel series "Mysteries at the Castle, Season 3, Episode 10 in 2016.
==See also== * [[Concurso de Cante Jondo]]: "Events of the Concurso"
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