ARTIST BIO

Mariano Mangas began his guitar studies when he was 8 years old with the famous guitar master Richoly in Almería. Three years later, when he was just 11 he performed his first concert solitary. Very soon after, he began performing internationally and managed to dominate the world stage with his pure style of the Flamenco Art. Mariano holds a teachers degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and is licensed in the Chair of Flamenco Guitar at the Conservatory of Rotterdam (Holland).
His credentials include:

• Honor’s diploma in the Music contest of Melilla (1973)
• Second placement in the first guitar and poetry contest held in Soria (1978)
• First prize winner in the III Contest of Young Musician of Burgos with vocalist Mª Jesus Dueñas del Olmo.
• Award winner as guitar soloist at “Young People in Concerts” (1990, 1991, 1992) Junta de Castilla y Leon
• Award winner in a guitar duo at “Young Soloists and Young Groups of Castilla y Leon” (1990, 1992, 1992)
• Finalist in the Iinternational Guitar Contest in Nimes (France)