José Antonio Labordeta Subías (Zaragoza, Spain, 10 March 1935 – Zaragoza, Spain, 19 September 2010), described by The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa 2000 (Great Aragonese Encyclopedia) as “The most important Aragonese singer-songwriter”, began singing in an attempt to give more relevance to his poetry. His songs are anthems, not only in Aragón

Aragon

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, but all around Spain

Spain

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. Poetic songs like “Aragón”, “Canto a la Libertad” (Song for Freedom) or “Me dicen que no quieres” (They tell me you don’t want to) are known all around the Iberian Peninsula.
He was also the founder of the Andalán newspaper, which was very influential during the 1970s. From 2000 until retiring in 2008, he represented Zaragoza

Zaragoza (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

Zaragoza is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the three electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Aragon...

 in the Spanish Congress for Chunta Aragonesista (Aragonese Council), an Aragonese political party.

Biography

José Antonio Labordeta was born in Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

, Aragón

Aragon

Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...

, in 1935. In 1953, his father died. José Antonio went to live with his older brother Miguel, who was married and fourteen years his senior.

In 1963, Labordeta married Juana de Grandes, and the newly wed couple moved to Teruel. Two of their daughters, Ana and Ángela

Ángela Labordeta

-Biography:Ángela Labordeta was born in Teruel, Aragón, in 1967. She is the daughter of José Antonio Labordeta and Juana de Grandes. She lives in Zaragoza, where she studied literature.Her debut novel, Así terminan los cuentos de hadas, appeared in 1994...

, were born while the couple was living there.

Discography

Title	Date of release
Los leñeros	1968
Cantar i Callar	1974
Tiempo de Espera	1975
Cantes de la tierra adentro	1976
Labordeta en directo	1977
Que no amanece por nada	1978
Crónicas de Paletonia	1978
Cantata para un país	1979
Método de Lectura	1980
Las cuatro estaciones	1981
Aragón en la mochila	1983
Qué queda de ti, qué queda de mí	1984
Aguantando el temporal	1985
Tú y yo y los demás	1987
Qué vamos a hacer	1987
Diario de un náufrago	1988
Trilce	1989
Canciones de amor	1993
Monegros Monegros Los Monegros is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located within the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. The area is prone to chronic droughts, and much of the area is badlands....	1994
Tierra sin mar	1995
Recuento	1995
Paisajes	1997
Nueva visión	1999
30 temas	2001
Con la voz a cuestas	2001
Cantar y no callar (1975-1995)	2004
Cantautores aragoneses	2006
Nueba cozina	2007
Cantautores aragoneses: el concierto!	2007

Books

Title	Date of release
Sucede el pensamiento	1958
Las Sonatas	1965
Mediometro	1970	included in “Papeles de Son Armadans"
Cantar y callar	1971
Treinta y cinco veces uno	1972
Tribulatorio	1973
Cada cual que aprenda su juego	1974
Poemas y canciones	1976
Método de Lectura	1980

External links

• http://www.fonomusic.es/labordeta.html
• José Antonio Labordeta www.zaragozame.com/labordeta (Spanish)