Ana Machado
January 27, 1961 – February 22, 2015
Ana Machado discovered dance at age seven through classes at San Antonio’s Palm Heights Community Center. As a young performer, she danced with Teresa Champion’s Los Flamencos de San Antonio and La Compañía de Arte Español, developing the foundation in Spanish dance that would shape her professional life. After graduating from Providence High School in 1979, she briefly attended San Antonio College and worked as a court interpreter before committing herself fully to dance.
In 1984, Machado traveled to Madrid and successfully auditioned for Antología de la Zarzuela on her first attempt. The company took her across Asia, Eastern Europe, and New Zealand and later returned her to San Antonio for performances at the Majestic Theatre and Municipal Auditorium. A major career highlight was appearing at Madison Square Garden with tenor Plácido Domingo. After an aneurysm affected her speech and mobility, Machado approached rehabilitation with the same determination she had brought to dance and later began painting with her left hand. Her journey carried the training she received in San Antonio onto international stages and embodied the resilience at the heart of Teresa Champion’s legacy.
Source: San Antonio Express-News/MySA, “Machado danced on stages around the world”.
Priscilla “La Presy” Treviño Lozano
April 1, 1952 – December 25, 2011
Priscilla “La Presy” Treviño Lozano discovered flamenco in San Antonio in 1966 and became one of the most internationally influential artists to emerge from Teresa Champion’s circle. She belonged to a remarkable generation of local dancers who trained with Champion before touring nationally and continuing their studies in Spain. Known in San Antonio as “La Prisci,” she later received the name “La Presy” from celebrated Spanish performer Lola Flores.
Treviño Lozano developed a forceful, highly individual style. Inspired by Carmen Amaya, she often performed in trousers, a white shirt, and black vest rather than the conventional dress. Her career included work in the United States, Spain, France, Italy, and Switzerland. After settling in Granada, she devoted herself to flamenco in the historic Sacromonte neighborhood, teaching at Carmen de las Cuevas and operating her own school. Her influence continued through students including Lara Bello and Patricia Guerrero, who carried lessons begun with La Presy onto international stages.
Source: San Antonio Current, “Rediscovering La Presy, San Antonio’s gift to flamenco”.
Timo Lozano
January 31, 1948 – August 24, 2014
Timo Lozano emerged from the generation of San Antonio dancers trained within Teresa Champion’s flamenco community during the 1960s. His early appearances placed him among artists such as Priscilla “La Presy” Treviño Lozano, Jesús Moreno, Manolo Valente, and the Enrique sisters—performers who carried San Antonio flamenco into national and international careers.
At seventeen, Lozano was noticed by José Greco while performing in a San Antonio café and went on to work with the José Greco Dance Company. He later performed with Ciro’s company in New Orleans, where contemporary press identified him among a group of gifted young dancers supporting Ciro and Rosa Montoya. Celebrated for his command of rhythm, improvisation, and bulerías, Lozano became known to many admirers as the “King of Bulerías.” His career combined international performance with extended periods of teaching, carrying the discipline and stagecraft of the San Antonio tradition far beyond Texas.
Sources: San Antonio Current; Daily Colonist performance archive, 1973.
Andrea Hernández González “La Flor”
Andrea Hernández González “La Flor” began studying flamenco and ballet folklórico at age three with Teresa Champion in San Antonio. Her early development also included guidance from Willie “El Curro” Champion, Perla Robinson Montoya, Micaela Garza-Rodriguez, and visiting artist Pilar Rioja. She later expanded her training through ballet, jazz, tap, modern dance, contemporary dance, and West African dance.
After graduating from San Antonio’s North East School of the Arts, González studied dance at the University of New Mexico, where she trained in flamenco with Eva Encinias-Sandoval and performed with Ballet Repertory Theatre of New Mexico. Since returning to Texas, she has performed and taught across the state and nationally, developed flamenco programming in rural West Texas, and mentored younger dancers. In 2024, she won the grand prize in Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s Certamen USA, followed by an artistic residency in Spain and a performance at Madrid’s Tablao Las Carboneras. Her career demonstrates how Teresa Champion’s lineage continues through contemporary performance, choreography, education, and apprenticeship.
Sources: Flamenco Fever artist biography; Texas Folklife 2025 Apprenticeship Showcase.
A Living Legacy
The legacy of Teresa Champion lives on through the artists she taught and inspired. Their work reminds us that traditions survive through teaching, mentorship, and the dedication of each new generation.