be the featured performers at the club for more than 18 years. In 1972, Allen was shot in the chest during a robbery at El Cid and nearly died from the wound. He was in and out of the hospital for three years. He later sold El Cid, which remains a flamenco venue. Allen and Cordova performed traditional Spanish and Mexican song and dance at other venues in the Los Angeles area, including Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City and at the Ebell of Los Angeles Theater. Art career Allen was a fine artist and sculptor. Over the years he painted in oils, watercolor, tempera, and ink. He had several successful art exhibitions, particularly at the Bowman-Mann Gallery on La Cienega in Los Angeles. He painted abstracts, portraits, and landscapes, but his most common subjects were flamenco dancers and musicians. Actor Vincent Price was an avid collector of Allen's paintings. Personal life and death Allen was married to television actress Margarita Cordova. Allen and Cordova lived and studied in Granada, Spain for more than a year where they learned the culture of the Spanish Romani and flamenco music. The couple had two children: a daughter named Angela, who became a fine artist, and a son named David, who became a professional musician and photographer. Angela and David were members of the 1970s band Carmen. Allen and Cordova later divorced. Allen died on January 20, 2008, in Los Angeles of respiratory failure at the age of 82. References External links American folk singers American folk guitarists 20th-century American sculptors 1925 births 2008 deaths