José Molina

José Molina was a Spanish-born dancer.

Molina is credited with bringing flamenco to audiences throughout the United States with his troupe and in regular television appearances.

To earn money for dance lessons as a boy, Molina worked at the fish market where his father was employed. From ages 16 to 19 he toured nightclubs in Europe and the Middle East before making his television debut in the United States.

Molina appeared regularly on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Later in life he imparted flamenco and other forms of dance to many students in Fazil’s Times Square Studio, on Eighth Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets.

Molina died January 5, 2018, in Manhattan, New York. He was 81.