The shrimp returns: beloved flamenco singer Camarón stars in graphic novel

Thirty years after his death, the rich life of the Spanish Gypsy singer is depicted through 10 illustrated episodes

In death, as in life, the legendary flamenco singer Camaron de la Isla continues to confound expectations, cross borders and demand that his blistered and blistering voice be heard.

The revered, beloved and sometimes controversial cantaor died of lung cancer in July 1992, aged just 41. But as the 30th anniversary of his death looms, the singer born Jose Monge Cruz is being reincarnated in the black-and-white pages of a new graphic novel intended as a homage to Camaron, the music he created and the comic book itself.