I love flamenco too - what could be expected from a "toreador" ? - but am no expert. Agreed with Mbo and Rick that Pepe Romero and Paco de Lucía are good approaches, I would only say if you want to start by the roots, avoid De Lucía's recent jazzistic works and overemphasized rumbas, which are nearer to the commercial stuff than to the flamenco art. And try to get a video of a flamenco session, or attend one, cause the viewable part is as valuable as the audible.
Un abrazo bien calé - Andrés