Granada Bids Farewell To Flamenco Guitarist Pepe Habichuela

GRANADA ANDALUSIA,, SPAIN - AUGUST 05: The widow of guitarist Pepe Habichuela, Amparo Niño (2nd from left), on her arrival at the funeral chapel set up at the Isabel la Catolica Municipal Theatre in Granada, her home town. 5 August 2026 in Granada (Andalusia, Spain). The guitarist Jose Antonio Carmona, known as Pepe Habichuela (Granada, 1944), passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82 in Madrid after two years away from the stage due to illness. The musician was awarded the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts in 2018, and last February the Government conferred upon him the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, describing him as “one of the most influential figures in contemporary flamenco guitar”. (Photo By Alex Camara/Europa Press via Getty Images)