David Delgado Rueda “Child of the Forge” was born in Almería, in 1985. He received his nickname directly from his grandfather who ran a forge as a family business. His hobby comes from his family, it begins with his father Miguel Delgado and later with the maestro Paco López.
In 2001 he received a scholarship from the Cristina Heeren Flamenco Art Foundation and studied with masters such as Manolo Franco and Miguel Ángel Córtes. She then started in the world of competitions, managing to obtain several such as:
- 1st Prize “Sabicas” and 1st Prize “Habichuela” at the Calasparra International Flamenco Competition 2002
- 3rd Prize at the Calasparra International Flamenco Competition 2004
- 1st Prize in Accompaniment Competition organized by the Cristina Heeren De Arte Flamenco Foundation (Córdoba 2005)
He has played for all generations of artists from Almería, and teachers such as José Merce, Vicente Soto Sordera, Rancapino Chico, Luis de Lebrija, Jose Anillo, India Martinez, Rubito de Pará Hijo, Juan Gómez, Rocio Segura, Niño de Elche, Alfredo Tejada, Diego Villegas, Zarrita, Maria Toledo, El Titi, Antonio Canales, Belen López, El Piculabe…
His guitar is recorded in “Entre Quejíos y Pitas”, ANTONIA – Short Film, Advertising “CATUNAMBÚ”, Hombres de papel de Zarrita, “De Huércal a Jerez. Blind by flamenco" by Titi, "Almería in the vicinity" by Luís el de la Venta, Almeraya de Cristo Heredia...
He is currently preparing his first solo album.
