Antonia Singla Contreras was born in 1948 in the neighborhood Somorrostro de la Barceloneta, in Barcelona, Spain.

[1] While she was growing up, La Singla learned to dance rumba, fandango, bulerías and flamenco with considerable skill.

She was known for wearing pants in a bailaor style when performing dramatic dancing, something also done by Carmen Amaya and a few other flamenco dancers before her.

[citation needed] This 1965 event was the brainchild of German organizers of Blues and Gospel festivals, who decided to invest in flamenco, later participating in numerous television programs.

[5] In 1963, she performed as an actress and dancer in the film Los Tarantos, directed by Francisco Rovira-Beleta.

[8] Obviously, it was not easy to accompany "La Singla", since she lacked the hearing and speech needed to interact with the musicians.