Ruven Afanador: Mil Besos - One Thousand Kisses (Photobook)

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Authors: Ruven Afanador
Measures: 28.7 x 2.95 x 36.58 cm
Published by: Rizzoli International Publications (2009)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0847833399

Ruven Afanador—one of today’s most respected and in-demand editorial and fashion photographers—presents Mil Besos, a unique and arresting vision of the flamenco women of Spain.
Afanador has used several famous Spanish dancers as his models, many of them well into their sixties.

Flamenco dancers peak in their careers when classical and modern dancers are stepping down, because it’s believed that only life- worn women have the experience needed to convey the deep emotions required by the dance. Dressed in extreme costumes, all black, and wearing the dark make-up of the classic Greek tragedian, Afanador uses the stark, white Andalusian sunlight to enhance the graphic staging. The dancer’s dark bodies and bright faces flash before us in cinematic black and white. Like furies they excite and terrify. We see the expressive faces of “Rossy de Palma” (famous from Almodóvar’s early films), “Antonia la del Pipa”, Matilde Coral or “Pepa de Molina”—not classical beauties, but remarkable ones.