Eva Yerbabuena was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1970, but fifteen days after her birth went back to live in her parents hometown in Granada, Spain.

Biography

At age 12 she began her dance career by taking flamenco

Flamenco

Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....

 classes. Later she went on to study dramatic arts with Juan Furest and Jesús Domínguez. Afterwards she travelled to Cuba to learn choreography from Johannes García. She was given the name "Yerbabuena" by a friend, Francisco Manuel Díaz, after a flamenco singer named Fransquito Yerbabuena.

Considered to be a prominent Flamenco dancer of our time, many prestigious awards have honored her work, including Premio Nacional de Danza in 2001 (National Dance Award in Spain.) Among dancers, Eva Yerbabuena has collaborated with Manolete, Merche Esmeralda, Javier Latorre, Joaquín Cortés

Joaquín Cortés

Joaquín Pedraja Reyes "Joaquín Cortés" is a classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer from Spain of Romani origin.-Biography:...

, Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov is a Soviet and American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974...

 and Pina Bausch

Pina Bausch

Philippina "Pina" Bausch was a German performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director...

.

Eva Yerbabuena Ballet Flamenco was established in 1998 including guitarist and husband Paco Jarana as musical director. Currently Eva Yerbabuena has produced five shows with her company and tours internationally.

Films

In 1997 she collaborated with Sara Baras

Sara Baras

Sara Pereyra Baras is a female flamenco dancer, born in San Fernando, Cadiz, SpainShe is internationally famous and regularly tours the world. She was taught to dance by her mother, Concha Baras, who ran a dance school in Spain. She was gaining a reputation when she joined guitarist Manuel...

 and other Flamenco dancers along with singers: Elena Andujar, Montse Cortes and Guadiana in Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis

Michael "Mike" Figgis is an English film director, writer, and composer.-Personal life:Figgis was born in Carlisle, England and grew up in Africa. Figgis for several years had a relationship with the actress Saffron Burrows and cast her in several films...

' documentary, Flamenco Women. In Flamenco Women, Figgis captures the process in creating a show as the dancers and musicians have six days to prepare and rehearse. Again, in 2001 she featured in Mike Figgis' film, Hotel

Hotel

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, as a Flamenco dancer. Eva Yerbabuena participated in Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey (2002) performing a Petenera with Flamenco guitarist Paco Jarana.