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Cortés in 2007, photo by PrPhotos.com
Birth Name: Joaquín Pedraja Reyes
Place of Birth: Córdoba, Spain
Date of Birth: 22 February, 1969
Ethnicity: Romani
Joaquín Cortés is a Spanish ballet and flamenco dancer. He is classically trained.
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, he moved to Madrid when he was five, starting to dance professionally at the age of twelve. Joaquín has a strong relationship with his Romani roots, and has been Roma’s ambassador to the EU.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk