The Singing Widow Isabel Pantoja, a mother, singer, spouse, bride of Spain, Queen of the Copla, and a widow. La Pantoja was born on the 2nd of August, 1952 to a family of fame and riches. Her mother was a famed flamenco dancer while both her father, famed from a 50’s song, and her granddad, a gypsy singer were living in the spotlight of Spain. Although, these family members lost fame quickly and because of Isabel and her three siblings the family went through many financial disabilities.She started performing at the age of 7 as a flamenco dancer and lusted towards the fame ever since. At the age of 17 she met a recording artist, Juan Pedrero who wrote her first songs along with the poet, Rafael Leon. She popularized a genre in decline and
