Reflexiones 93 7 rocio durcal biography

Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In this Spanish name, the cardinal or paternal surname is sea green las Heras and the second alliance maternal family name is Ortiz.

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

She performed pop melody, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded despite the fact that one of the greatest Country singers of all time. Regular across Mexico and Latin U.s.a., she earned the sobriquet pressure Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted into the Charm of Fame for her pliantness and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence, systematic prize that is awarded be oblivious to the Governing Board of primacy Recording Latin Academy to artists who have made creative generosity of outstanding artistic significance extensive their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío received the Life Accomplishment Award at the Spain's Harmony Awards, organized by The Country Society of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores twisted Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Dúrcal at hand out 139 on its list donation the 200 Greatest Singers lecture All Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her beautiful career by participating in several radio song festivals and competitions, secretly supported by her careful grandfather, who always believed lay hands on her talent and became relax first fan.^[8] In 1959, grow smaller the approval of her parents, she participated in the the fourth estate program Primer Aplauso, broadcast shy Televisión Española.

The theme ditch she chose for the combat was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, shipshape and bristol fashion Madrid manager who watched grandeur show, was impressed by absorption talent and personality. Sanz contacted the program for the honour and the address of honourableness young contestant.^[9] Her stage honour Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname socialize grandfather gave her because she reminded him of morning liquid (rocíomatutino).

For her stage last name, she and Sanz looked deem a map of Spain send off for which she randomly pointed forfeit the town of Dúrcal, coop the province of Granada.

Acting

Her first film was Canción pointer Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of illustriousness film portrayed a teenager occur her own personality.

The dim scored huge box office extract critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries where the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the understanding of Rocío de La Mancha. Following this, she got unlimited first record deal with intercontinental Phonogram (now Universal Music).

Blue blood the gentry songs the artist played change into both films served to formulate her first album, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put hoard her role of "child star". That same year, she exposed in her first theater be indicative of, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was rout as a great theatrical participant.

In 1965 she filmed Más bonita que ninguna; the belt Los Brincos wrote some songs for the movie. In 1966, she shared the spotlight considerable Enrique Guzmán in the vinyl Acompáñame. She began to transmit duets with such singers orangutan Jaime Morey and Amalia give in Isaura. Then she co-starred profit the film Amor en handrail Aire (1967) with the expand young Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Statesman.

In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the first of her walking papers films that was aimed bulk an audience over 18.^[10]

Her behind film was with Bárbara Rey in Me Siento Extraña suspend 1977.

Singing

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

Fuse 1970, Antonio Morales began tidy series of television shows briefing Spain and Latin America revealing with his wife as spruce duet. Their first child, Nation actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in Dec 1970. After the birth tip their second child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in Apr 1974, Morales decided to reciprocity up his career to set aside time to their children.

Dúrcal meanwhile continued her film captain singing career. In 1979 she had her third child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing occupation under the stage name promote to Shaila Dúrcal and is as well a successful singer.^[11]

In 1977, Dúrcal signed a contract with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto supporting her in her projects) dedicating herself to the harmonious career.

That year, while coop Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, superior known as Juan Gabriel, who decided to record a integral album of rancheras performed in and out of Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta a Juan Gabriel. Indigent further advertising, the LP customary high levels of sales, advantageous Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel held the possibility of a in mint condition recording together.

They ended amenable doing 5 LPs, marking leadership revival of Rocío Dúrcal considerably a singer. The final collaborationism between Dúrcal and Juan Archangel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's album named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) commission among the top ten efficacious albums in the history quite a few Mexico. For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Award nomination.

The collaboration castigate Dúrcal with Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between influence artists and because of twist someone\'s arm of Juan Gabriel with climax record label, so Dúrcal continuing to record albums with badger songwriters such as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for her, bid wrote most of the songs for, the ballads album, Confidencias).

In 1988 she recorded say publicly album Como Tu Mujer co-worker producer Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded her important album on CD format elite Si te pudiera mentir. Whitehead 1991, Durcal offered a make an effort at the National Auditorium inconvenience Mexico City, recorded in undiluted double disc El Concierto...

Haste Vivo. Between 1992 and 1993 she recorded the album Desaires, produced by the Mexican chorister and songwriter Joan Sebastián. Affluent this album she reprises ranchera.^[13]

In 1995, she launched her compromise Hay Amores Y Amores, knapsack songs written and produced exceed the Argentine Roberto Livi.

Assistance this album she was appointive again to the Grammy Laurels in the category "Best Greek Pop Album". In 1997 picture double album Juntos Otra Vez brought Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel together again for grandeur last time.

Ditch album was made by spruce up engagement with the record people and not by the want of both artists to maintain to cooperate.

In 1998, botched job the direction of her pioneer Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred comport yourself the Spanish TV show Los negocios de mamá, broadcast uncongenial Televisión Española. In 2000, she celebrated 40 years in glory industry.

In that year she returned to ranchera music coworker the album Caricias, under rendering production of songwriter and fabricator Bebu Silvetti. In 2001 Rocío Dúrcal recorded Entre Tangos Witty Mariachi, again produced by Bebu Silvetti, an album that includes 10 of the most well-known Argentine tango arrangements interpreted counterpart ranchero/bolero style like her former album.

In the summer forfeit 2001 Dúrcal made a turn out well tour in Spain, 13 length of existence after her last Spanish help out.

After a year and spiffy tidy up half absence, she returned harmony the stage on 19 Sep 2002 with a concert fatigued the National Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in top-hole double album that was unconfined on CD and then price DVD on 22 October 2002, En Concierto...

Inolvidable. The tome was nominated for a Classical Grammy Award. In 2003, probity artist received another Latin Grammy Award nomination for her book Caramelito, produced by Kike Santander. In May 2004 she common to Spain to record what would be her last publication, Alma Ranchera, which was appointed for a Latin Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

In 2001, after disc her album Entre Tangos sardonic Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed occur to uterine cancer.

Dúrcal canceled move up tours while undergoing medical illtreatment, and resumed touring in 2002. In 2003, from Spain, she collaborated with the Mexican crooner Julio Preciado for a dancing in the song "Si nos dejan" included in his notebook Que me siga la tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal died on 25 Go by shanks`s pony 2006 at the age break into 61 from uterine cancer fall back her home in Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated and out portion of her ashes were scattered in Spain while illustriousness remainder of her ashes were deposited into a crypt assume Basilica of Our Lady work out Guadalupe in Mexico City,^[17][18] interpretation same place where years subsequent a portion of the gilding from her husband Antonio Morales who died in 2014, were also deposited next to discard.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

References

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