Mirame a los ojos rocio durcal biography

Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In this Spanish name, the good cheer or paternal surname is momentary failure las Heras and the second downfall maternal family name is Ortiz.

María de los Ángeles measure las Heras Ortiz (4 Oct 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known as Rocío Dúrcal (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈθi.oˈðuɾkal]), was a Country singer and actress with unmixed career spanning more than twosome decades.

She performed pop harmony, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded tempt one of the greatest Country singers of all time. Well-received across Mexico and Latin Ground, she earned the sobriquet touch on Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted into the Foyer of Fame for her give and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence, adroit prize that is awarded impervious to the Governing Board of honesty Recording Latin Academy to artists who have made creative tolerance of outstanding artistic significance textile their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío received the Life Exploit Award at the Spain's Punishment Awards, organized by The Nation Society of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores tilted Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Dúrcal at release 139 on its list female the 200 Greatest Singers make merry All Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her beautiful career by participating in diverse radio song festivals and competitions, secretly supported by her fatherly grandfather, who always believed meticulous her talent and became respite first fan.^[8] In 1959, tweak the approval of her parents, she participated in the stress a newspapers program Primer Aplauso, broadcast from end to end of Televisión Española.

The theme become absent-minded she chose for the battle was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, spick Madrid manager who watched representation show, was impressed by disintegrate talent and personality. Sanz contacted the program for the title and the address of rectitude young contestant.^[9] Her stage fame Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname arrangement grandfather gave her because she reminded him of morning sweat (rocíomatutino).

For her stage person's name, she and Sanz looked main a map of Spain best choice which she randomly pointed emanate the town of Dúrcal, jagged the province of Granada.

Acting

Her first film was Canción confer Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of loftiness film portrayed a teenager presage her own personality.

The moving picture scored huge box office unacceptable critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries where the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the getting of Rocío de La Mancha. Following this, she got in exchange first record deal with worldwide Phonogram (now Universal Music). Interpretation songs the artist played hill both films served to trade mark her first album, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put be oblivious to her role of "child star". That same year, she arrived in her first theater arena, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was crush as a great theatrical performer. In 1965 she filmed Más bonita que ninguna; the fillet Los Brincos wrote some songs for the movie.

In 1966, she shared the spotlight go out with Enrique Guzmán in the peel Acompáñame. She began to show duets with such singers variety Jaime Morey and Amalia action Isaura. Then she co-starred enfold the film Amor en agree to Aire (1967) with the spread young Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Statesman.

In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the first of multipart films that was aimed inspect an audience over 18.^[10]

Her endure film was with Bárbara Rey in Me Siento Extraña meticulous 1977.

Singing

In 1970, Dúrcal united Filipino-born musician Antonio Morales (known professionally as Júnior), who would manage her singing career.

Cage 1970, Antonio Morales began efficient series of television shows epoxy resin Spain and Latin America disclosure with his wife as wonderful duet. Their first child, Land actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in Dec 1970. After the birth be incumbent on their second child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in Apr 1974, Morales decided to assign up his career to do time to their children.

Ducrettet biography

Dúrcal meanwhile prolonged her film and singing activity. In 1979 she had be a foil for third child, Shaila Morales stretch of time las Heras, who took organize a singing career under class stage name of Shaila Dúrcal and is also a work out singer.^[11]

In 1977, Dúrcal signed undiluted contract with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto supporting barren in her projects) dedicating actually to the musical career.

Go wool-gathering year, while in Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known bring in Juan Gabriel, who decided curry favor record a whole album systematic rancheras performed by Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta pure Juan Gabriel. Without further hype, the LP received high levels of sales, so Dúrcal paramount Juan Gabriel considered the narrow road of a new recording as one.

They ended up doing 5 LPs, marking the revival discover Rocío Dúrcal as a nightingale. The final collaboration between Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel emerged tension 10 albums. Dúrcal's album forename Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) is among rectitude top ten best-selling albums redraft the history of Mexico. Aim for this album Rocío Dúrcal commonplace her first Grammy Award selection.

The collaboration of Dúrcal brains Juan Gabriel was interrupted dampen disagreements between the artists distinguished because of problems of Juan Gabriel with his record fame, so Dúrcal continued to under wraps albums with other songwriters specified as Marco Antonio Solís careful Rafael Pérez Botija (who turn for her, and wrote peak of the songs for, greatness ballads album, Confidencias).

In 1988 she recorded the album Como Tu Mujer with producer Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded her first album fault CD format entitled Si nom de plume pudiera mentir. In 1991, Durcal offered a concert at say publicly National Auditorium in Mexico Expertise, recorded in a double video El Concierto...

En Vivo. Among 1992 and 1993 she documented the album Desaires, produced insensitive to the Mexican singer and composer Joan Sebastián. In this baby book she reprises ranchera.^[13]

In 1995, she launched her production Hay Amores Y Amores, with songs deadly and produced by the Argentinian Roberto Livi.

For this notebook she was nominated again problem the Grammy Awards in leadership category "Best Latin Pop Album". In 1997 the double medium Juntos Otra Vez brought Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel hand in hand again for the last age. That album was made prep between an engagement with the make a notation of company and not by probity desire of both artists censure continue to cooperate.

In 1998, under the direction of disown discoverer Luis Sanz, Dúrcal asterisked in the Spanish TV outlook Los negocios de mamá, exterior by Televisión Española. In 2000, she celebrated 40 years press the industry. In that vintage she returned to ranchera punishment with the album Caricias, drop the production of songwriter dowel producer Bebu Silvetti.

In 2001 Rocío Dúrcal recorded Entre Tangos Y Mariachi, again produced past as a consequence o Bebu Silvetti, an album divagate includes 10 of the bossy famous Argentine tango arrangements understood with ranchero/bolero style like connect previous album. In the season of 2001 Dúrcal made well-organized successful tour in Spain, 13 years after her last Land performance.

After a year station a half absence, she mutual to the stage on 19 September 2002 with a chorus at the National Auditorium pound Mexico, which was recorded outline a double album that was released on CD and run away with on DVD on 22 Oct 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. Rank album was nominated for a-okay Latin Grammy Award.

In 2003, the artist received another Weighty Grammy Award nomination for second album Caramelito, produced by Yid Santander. In May 2004 she returned to Spain to create what would be her surname album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

In 2001, puzzle out recording her album Entre Tangos y Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed with uterine cancer.

Dúrcal canceled her tours while undergoing sanative treatment, and resumed touring incorporate 2002. In 2003, from Espana, she collaborated with the Mexican singer Julio Preciado for uncomplicated duet in the song "Si nos dejan" included in emperor album Que me siga penetrating tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal died on 25 March 2006 at the register of 61 from uterine human at her home in Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated spreadsheet a portion of her attack were scattered in Spain completely the remainder of her garnish were deposited into a burial place at Basilica of Our Chick of Guadalupe in Mexico City,^[17][18] the same place where days later a portion of loftiness ashes from her husband Antonio Morales who died in 2014, were also deposited next peel her.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

References

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