Community · Artists and Collaborators
Artist Profiles
In-depth profiles of the artists, educators, photographers, and cultural workers whose creative lives have shaped WeFlamenco Fest and San Antonio’s flamenco community.
Artist Profiles presents substantial biographies with selected accomplishments, training, teaching, touring, creative work, and contributions to San Antonio’s flamenco community. It is distinct from the Artist Index, which serves as a broader historical directory of San Antonio-connected artists. Explore the history of flamenco in San Antonio and the festival’s oral histories for more context.
Community Builders
Flamenco artist · Educator · Organizer
Jessica Ahr
A San Antonio flamenco dancer, educator, and cultural organizer whose work connects performance, teaching, artistic lineage, and community service. Her profile documents training in Spain, touring and ensemble experience, teaching, selected accomplishments, and leadership with WeFlamenco Fest.
Flamenco Dancer · Educator · Choreographer · Organizer
Genevieve Obregón
Convener — bringing artists, students and audiences together through flamenco.
Through GO Flamenca, visiting-artist workshops, teaching, performance and mentorship, Genevieve Obregón creates occasions for people to learn, collaborate and take part in San Antonio’s flamenco community.
Flamenco Artist · Artistic Director · Producer
Tamara Adira
Producer — building productions, opportunities and new spaces for flamenco.
Founder and artistic director of Arte y Pasión, Tamara Adira has created and produced more than 30 original works. Her practice joins flamenco with theater, film, visual art and contemporary questions of memory, identity and social justice.
Flamenco Dancer · Choreographer · Educator
Drea Pacot
Connector — strengthening the artistic relationship between Austin and San Antonio.
Drea Pacot’s work across California and Central Texas spans performance, teaching and choreography. She helps artists and students meet across cities and keeps regional flamenco relationships active through collaboration.
Photographer · Writer · Poet · Cultural Documentarian
Nicole Marie Moore
Quiet Innovator — shaping how San Antonio flamenco is seen and remembered.
For more than a decade, Nicole Marie Moore has documented San Antonio flamenco through photography that has become part of WeFlamenco Fest’s visual identity. Her images preserve performances, collaborations and moments of experimentation while helping artists reach audiences through media, exhibitions and festival promotion.
Flamenco Dancer · Choreographer · Artistic Director · Educator
Olivia Chacón
Builder — turning flamenco practice into lasting institutions, productions and audiences.
A San Antonio native with deep ties to both San Antonio and Austin, Olivia Chacón has helped build some of Central Texas’s most durable flamenco infrastructure. Through Flamencura Music & Dance and A’lante Flamenco, she has combined professional training, ambitious theatrical production and accessible performance into a sustained body of work.
Singer · Dancer · Educator · Artistic Director
Rosalinda “Chayito” Champion
Tradition Bearer — sustaining San Antonio’s flamenco through her voice, teaching and leadership of Los Flamencos.
A San Antonio flamenco singer, dancer and educator whose career connects the city’s pioneering Champion family with international stages, local productions and generations of students. Her profile traces her work with Los Flamencos de San Antonio, teaching, festival programming and recognition in the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame.