José Antonio Labordeta

José Antonio Labordeta Subías (10 March 1935, in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain – 19 September 2010, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain^[1]) was a Spanish (Aragonese) singer, songwriter, poet, writer and political activist. He was described by The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa 2000 (Great Aragonese Encyclopedia) as "The most important Aragonese singer-songwriter". He began singing in an attempt to give more relevance to his poetry; his songs are well-known and beloved anthems in Aragón. Poetic songs such as "Aragón", "Canto a la Libertad" (Song for Freedom) or "Me dicen que no quieres" (They tell me you don't want to) were also sung all around Spain.

José Antonio Labordeta
Deputy in the Congress of Deputies
In office 2000–2008
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Deputy in the Aragonese Corts
In office 1999–2000
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Personal details
Born	José Antonio Labordeta Subías (1935-03-10)10 March 1935 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Died	19 September 2010(2010-09-19) (aged 75) Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Cause of death	Prostate cancer
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	Chunta Aragonesista
Spouse	Juana de Grandes (1963–2010)
Children	Ángela Labordeta de Grandes Ana Labordeta de Grandes Paula Labordeta de Grandes
Parent	Miguel Labordeta Palacios
Relatives	Miguel Labordeta
Alma mater	Universidad de Zaragoza
Occupation	Politician, singer-songwriter, teacher, writer, television presenter and journalist
Awards	Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (2008) Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X El Sabio (2010)
Genre	Poetry and protest song

He was also the founder of the Andalán newspaper, which was very influential during the 1970s. From 2000 until retiring in 2008, he represented Zaragoza in the Spanish Congress for Chunta Aragonesista (Aragonese Union), an Aragonese political party.^[2]