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What You'll Gain
Craft original flamenco lyrics (letras) in any language: Create lyrics that honor flamenco tradition while expressing the power of your own voice in every verse you write
Explore rhythm & rhyme: Learn the secret of fitting your words into the musical structures of traditional palos including Tangos, Campanilleros, Sevillanas Corraleras, and Tanguillos.
Fit words naturally into the cante: Learn how syllables, rhythm, and musical phrasing interact — so your letras can be sung, not just written.
Go from inspiration to creation: Leave the workshop with practical tools and new, original lyrics ready to be shared, sung, recorded or further developed.
Work with Live Musicians: Experience the rare opportunity to engage with a professional cantaor/a and guitarist from Jerez to explore how lyrics interact with cante and toque.
Become Part of Flamenco History: Join the vanguard of artists internationalizing flamenco, just as jazz and hip-hop crossed language barriers to become global music genres.
Global Recognition: Receive a workshop diploma and the opportunity to be featured on ExpoFlamenco, the world’s leading flamenco platform.
Join a Supportive Creative Community: Build professional and personal relationships with international artists that flourish long after the Festival de Jerez.
Is This Mentorship For You?
Perfect if you're a:
💃 Dancer seeking deeper connection to the cante—understand what you're dancing to and even create lyrics for your own choreographies
🎤 Singer ready to create original material and express yourself beyond traditional repertoire
🎸 Guitarist or musician curious about the poetry that shapes the songs you play
❤️ Flamenco aficionado wanting to experience the art from the inside out—no performing experience needed
✍️ Writer or creative spirit drawn to flamenco's expressive power
You don't need:
❌ Writing experience
❌ To be a singer
❌ To speak Spanish
Lifetime Access to the Content
Day 1
Welcome and overview of the workshop.
Introductions & community creation.
Melismatic singing vs. syllabic singing.
Finding sources of inspiration.
Creative exercises.
Rhythmic-poetic analysis of binary palos (Tangos and Tanguillos)
Writing for binary palos
Creative Insight Exchange
Rhythmic-poetic analysis of ternary palos (Sevillanas Corraleras and Campanilleros)
Writing for ternary palos
Sharing and artistic refinement
Differences in structures for syllabic and melismatic cante
How syllabic metrics and rhythmic metrics interact in flamenco (with live guitarist and cantaor/a)
The importance of endings (remates) in cante flamenco
Review of rhymes and other poetic resources
Q & A with the musicians
Resources for continuous creative practice
Final sharing and celebration of creations
Awarding of Diplomas
Meet Your Guide...
Native Spaniard, Puela Lunaris is a Music/Multimedia Producer, an Award-Winning Researcher, and a Flamenco Cultural Consultant.
In 2023, the Festival de Jerez invited Puela to produce the Experiencia Multisensorial Lola Flores, which exceeded all attendance expectations and generated enthusiastic response from international participants and press. She returns in 2026 in partnership with ExpoFlamenco to lead exclusive workshops.
A pioneer in composing original flamenco letras in English, Puela is known for her groundbreaking work as producer of the internationally distributed album Duende Flamenco (2006). She is also the producer of the Duende Flamenco Practice Music series—used worldwide by dancers, singers, and musicians to internalize rhythm, cante, guitar, and palmas. Her innovative approach bridges flamenco tradition with contemporary multilingual expression.
Puela has guided over 1,000 students across 11 countries through her Lunaris Online Academy. As Founding Member of the New York Flamenco Festival's Educational Program, she served as Cultural Consultant and Teaching Artist for over a decade at New York City Center. She has also taught at distinguished institutions including The Juilliard School, Instituto Cervantes, City University of New York, The Performing Arts Network in Miami, and Centro Andaluz de Danza in Seville.
A member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), Puela has also served as Artistic Director, Curator, and Producer of the Legendary Gypsy Masters Anthology (11 albums, 23 palos), bringing comprehensive understanding of flamenco's diverse rhythmic and poetic structures—from the palos you'll explore in this workshop to the rarest forms of the art.
Always working on her professional development, Puela has earned a Master's degree in Digital Media (New York University), a Bachelor's in Dance Pedagogy and Spanish Language/Culture (State University of New York), and is the recipient of the prestigious Williams & Humbert research award.
Puela’s teaching approach is known for its clarity, warmth, and ability to make complex flamenco structures accessible to artists and aficionados worldwide.
Flamenco Lyrics Mentorship FAQs:
Absolutely, yes, you can do this! Puela will guide you step-by-step through the creative process, from finding inspiration to crafting verses that fit flamenco's rhythmic structures. You'll have supportive guidance every step of the way.
This workshop is a creative exploration. We will focus on four styles of Flamenco:
Two binary (Tangos and Tanguillos)
Two ternary (Campanilleros and Sevillanas Corraleras)
You can choose to focus your creative energy on just one of these styles or explore and try your hand at composing for any of them.
Intermediate level means that you already have an understanding of the rhythmic structure of at least one of those styles. While we will review the rhythmic structure of all four during our time together, please note that we will not be teaching those rhythmic structures from scratch.
This workshop is a safe sanctuary for exploration and creativity:
No prior writing experience is necessary.
No singing experience is required (in fact, you don't have to sing at all)
You'll never be put on the spot or asked to share your work unless you want to.
The focus is on exploration and understanding how letras fit into the cante—not on becoming a cantaor/a.
You have total flexibility and freedom of choice in how you work. You can:
Go deep into one palo you already know, or
Experiment with all four without pressure to “get it right.”
Sharing is encouraged but always voluntary. In this workshop we create a safe, judgment-free, supportive space for creative exploration. You control your comfort level—share what you want when you want.
No, there are no exams. You receive a certificate of attendance. No need for exams at all.
You don’t need to sing — ever.
You don’t need to be a writer or have written letras before.
You don’t need to know all four palos — one is enough.
You won’t be put on the spot or asked to perform.
You won’t be judged or criticized — this is a space for exploration.
You will be guided step by step within a respectful, creative environment.
You choose your own level of depth and focus throughout the workshop.
This workshop is about listening, creating, and understanding how letras live inside cante—at your own pace, in your own language, and in your own voice.
Yes! The lyrics you create are yours to keep, perform, record, or share however you wish. You retain full rights to your original work.
Step into a space of warmth, rhythm, and poetic discovery.
We can’t wait for your letras
to be vibrated in the air and felt in the heart.
© 2026 Puela Lunaris International LLC