Manitas de Plata, the gypsy guitarist of humble origins feted by Picasso and Dali who enflamed flamenco-lovers the world over, has died aged 93, his daughter announced Thursday. One of France's best-selling artists, the man who in 1921 was born Ricardo Baliardo in a caravan in southern France passed away overnight Tuesday in a retirement home surrounded by his extensive family, said Francoise. He later changed his name to Manitas de Plata -- literally "little silver hands" in Spanish -- and played in cafes in the French Riviera where he started hanging out with the poet Jean Cocteau, the painters Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, and the actress Brigitte Bardot, all adepts of the sunny south.
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