Francisco Díaz García, known professionally as Curro de Utrera, was a Spanish flamenco singer born on March 27, 1927, in Utrera, Seville. He began his career at 13 under Pepe Marchena and gained recognition in flamenco circles. In the early 1940s, he joined Marchena's company and settled in Madrid. Curro de Utrera won the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba in 1958. Throughout his career, he collaborated with notable artists such as Juan Valderrama, Lola Flores, La Niña de la Puebla, and Antonio Molina. In 2009, he was named Hijo Predilecto of Utrera. Notable albums include El Cante Grande De Curro De Utrera (2009) and Flamenco Patrimonio De la Humanidad (2011). Curro de Utrera passed away on June 20, 2015, in La Guijarrosa, Córdoba.
