Joaquín Cortés

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