José Luis Medina (1986), this artist began from the beginning to train as a guitarist in the discipline of accompaniment to both dance and singing. His learning goes hand in hand with teachers with great national and international reputation such as: Alberto Lucena, Manolo Franco, Paco Serrano, Pedro Sierra, Miguel Angel Cortés, Paco Cortés, Eduardo Rebollar, Niño de Pura, among others. Throughout his career he has won awards in competitions as a solo guitarist and accompaniment guitarist.
Awards
- 1st Prize for Youth Accompaniment Cristina Heeren Foundation (Córdoba). Year 2005
- 1st Prize for Flamenco Guitar in the Anilla la Gitana Competition of the Peña Flamenca de Ronda (Málaga)
- 1st Prize National Guitar Competition for Young Amateurs (Jaén). Year 2007
- 1st Prize at the National Festival of Young Flamencos. Calasparra (Murcia). Year 2008
- 1st Prize for Young Flamencos Córdoba accompaniment modality. Year 2013
- Desencaja Contest Finalist representing Córdoba, among others…..
- 1st Prize for the best Original Musical Composition for dance in the Choreographic Competition of Spanish Dance and Flamenco (Madrid) in 2018.
- 2nd Prize in the “Manuel Cano” International Flamenco Guitar Soloist Competition,
City of Ogíjares (Granada) Year 2007 - 3rd Prize in the “Manuel Cano” International Flamenco Guitar Soloist Competition, City of Ogíjares (Granada) Year 2007
- 3rd Prize in the Flamenco Guitar contest of the Peña Flamenca «Torre del Cante» Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga) year 2006