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- Born Constanzo Jose Greco on Dec. 23, 1918, in Montorio nei Frentani, Italy, he moved to Seville, Spain, at age 3 and then came to the United States when he was 8, living with his family in Brooklyn.
José Greco (né Costanzo Greco; December 23, 1918 – December 31, 2000) was an Italian-born American flamenco dancer and choreographer known for popularizing Spanish dance on the stage and screen in America mostly in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Jan 4, 2001 · Greco died Sunday at his home in Lancaster, Pa. He was 82. A representative of Franklin and Marshall College, where Greco was an adjunct professor, attributed his death to heart failure.
Jan 4, 2001 · Jose Greco, who brought Spanish dancing to huge new audiences in the United States and Europe in the 1940's and 50's, died on Sunday at his home in Lancaster, Pa. He was 82.
Spanish-Italian dancer. One of the most important figures in Spanish dance in the 20th century. He was raised in New York, where he studied Spanish dance with Helen Veola; later studied with La Argentinita and La Quica. He danced in nightclubs until 1942 when La Argentinita chose him as her partner.
Greco emigrated to the United States as a child. He first appeared as a professional dancer in New York in Carmen in 1937, dancing thereafter in nightclubs and resorts, in films, and in touring ballet companies.
Jan 9, 2001 · Greco retired from dance in the 1960s; in later years, the dance company he founded starred his son Jose Greco II, who now lives in Laredo, Texas. His two daughters are also professional...
Jun 13, 2024 · You might be expecting them to say “Carmen Amaya”, but it’s far more likely the person’s face will light up and they’ll answer “José Greco!” Such is the fame of Italian-born Costanzo Greco, raised in New York City in the 1930s.
