Leonardo Dantés
1953-04-26 | San Vicente de Alcántara, Badajoz, España
Leonardo Antonio Ramírez Rodríguez (San Vicente de Alcántara, Badajoz, April 26, 1953), artistically known as Leonardo Dantés or Leonardo A at present, is a singer, showman and composer and one of the main characters of the Spanish "freak" world from the 90s and 00s television. Although he has a long musical career, Dantés is known for his 90s television appearances as a geek alongside other characters such as Carmen de Mairena, Tamara and El Pozi. With Tamara he would release "No Cambié" which was a success at the time and his musical career was conditioned to comic songs related to his status as a Freak, such as "Tiene nombres mil". After finishing his Freak stage on television, back in 2006. Dantés returned to his town, San Vicente de Alcántara, where he focused on his musical career although continuing to do occasional collaborations such as in Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas and on television programs. He has recently published Bécquer y Yo, a musical album in which he pays tribute to the poems of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
