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Alba Flores turns 40 after making a documentary about her father
Spanish actress Alba Flores turned 40 on October 27.
She is the daughter of musician Antonio Flores and theatre producer Ana Villa, and the granddaughter of singer Lola Flores.
Her father died in May 1995, when Alba was eight, just two weeks after her grandmother died.
A new documentary, Flores para Antonio, follows Alba as she explores her father's life and their family memories.
She has described making it as a healing process after decades in which singing in public was linked to grief.
Alba is also touring Spain in a play that honours Mujeres Libres, a Spanish women's organisation founded in 1936.
She plans to celebrate with a trip around Europe with her mother during a break in the tour.
Alba Flores turns 40 on October 27, 2026.
The Spanish actress made the documentary *Flores para Antonio* about her father, musician Antonio Flores.
She has described making the film as a cathartic process that helped her feel closer to her father and address her loss.
Antonio Flores died in May 1995, when Alba was eight years old.
Alba plans to celebrate with a trip in Europe with her mother, Ana Villa.
- Who
- Alba Flores, the Spanish actress and daughter of musician Antonio Flores.
- What
- She turns 40 after making *Flores para Antonio*, a documentary about her father.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The documentary helped her revisit her father's life and process her loss. She plans to celebrate her birthday with a trip in Europe with her mother.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Alba's parents, Antonio Flores and Ana Villa, married.
Alba Flores was born.
Antonio Flores died when Alba was eight; his mother, Lola Flores, had died about two weeks earlier.
Alba Flores turned 40.
- Birthday
- October 27, 2026
- Documentary
- *Flores para Antonio*
- Father
- Antonio Flores, musician and composer
- Mother
- Ana Villa
- Father's death
- May 1995
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What people are saying
It has been a catharsis, a healing process
I would never have imagined that 30 years after he was gone I would feel closer to him than ever
Without her I am nothing