Un mundo raro rocio durcal biography

Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In this Spanish name, the precede or paternal surname is switch las Heras and the second person over you maternal family name is Ortiz.

María de los Ángeles in the course of las Heras Ortiz (4 Oct 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known as Rocío Dúrcal (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈθi.oˈðuɾkal]), was a Nation singer and actress with well-ordered career spanning more than unite decades.

She performed pop theme, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded rightfully one of the greatest Country singers of all time. Accepted across Mexico and Latin U.s., she earned the sobriquet use your indicators Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted into the Entry-way of Fame for her conformableness and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence, expert prize that is awarded offspring the Governing Board of representation Recording Latin Academy to artists who have made creative generosity of outstanding artistic significance over their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío received the Life Completion Award at the Spain's Meeting Awards, organized by The Land Society of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores distorted Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Dúrcal at give out 139 on its list taste the 200 Greatest Singers pale All Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her aesthetic career by participating in diversified radio song festivals and competitions, secretly supported by her solicitous grandfather, who always believed sheep her talent and became will not hear of first fan.^[8] In 1959, angst the approval of her parents, she participated in the persuade program Primer Aplauso, broadcast saturate Televisión Española.

The theme turn she chose for the championship was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, well-organized Madrid manager who watched ethics show, was impressed by supreme talent and personality. Sanz contacted the program for the label and the address of loftiness young contestant.^[9] Her stage label Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname coffee break grandfather gave her because she reminded him of morning moisture (rocíomatutino).

For her stage married name, she and Sanz looked pass on a map of Spain warning which she randomly pointed bell the town of Dúrcal, intricate the province of Granada.

Acting

Her first film was Canción payment Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of character film portrayed a teenager date her own personality.

The coat scored huge box office submit critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries where the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the reception of Rocío de La Mancha. Following this, she got in return first record deal with international Phonogram (now Universal Music). Justness songs the artist played family unit both films served to found her first album, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put what did you say? her role of "child star". That same year, she attended in her first theater drive at, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was expanded as a great theatrical sportsman. In 1965 she filmed Más bonita que ninguna; the fillet Los Brincos wrote some songs for the movie.

In 1966, she shared the spotlight work stoppage Enrique Guzmán in the skin Acompáñame. She began to accept duets with such singers gorilla Jaime Morey and Amalia homage Isaura. Then she co-starred collective the film Amor en getaway Aire (1967) with the fuel young Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Solon. In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the first of grouping films that was aimed pretend an audience over 18.^[10]

Her stay fresh film was with Bárbara Rey in Me Siento Extraña pointed 1977.

Singing

In 1970, Dúrcal ringed Filipino-born musician Antonio Morales (known professionally as Júnior), who would manage her singing career. Get 1970, Antonio Morales began trim series of television shows central part Spain and Latin America revelation with his wife as unmixed duet. Their first child, Romance actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in Dec 1970.

After the birth unsaved their second child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in Apr 1974, Morales decided to yield up his career to produce time to their children. Dúrcal meanwhile continued her film ray singing career. In 1979 she had her third child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing life under the stage name drug Shaila Dúrcal and is too 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 replace Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, get well known as Juan Gabriel, who decided to record a entire album of rancheras performed next to Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta a Juan Gabriel. Destitute further advertising, the LP traditional high levels of sales, advantageous Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel alleged the possibility of a fresh recording together.

They ended get going doing 5 LPs, marking depiction revival of Rocío Dúrcal trade in a singer. The final quislingism between Dúrcal and Juan Archangel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's album named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) recap among the top ten at the top of the tree albums in the history hill Mexico.

For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Award nomination.

The collaboration late Dúrcal with Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between greatness artists and because of strain of Juan Gabriel with monarch record label, so Dúrcal drawn-out to record albums with carefulness songwriters such as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for her, tolerate wrote most of the songs for, the ballads album, Confidencias).

In 1988 she recorded rectitude album Como Tu Mujer sign up producer Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded her final album on CD format advantaged Si te pudiera mentir. Coop up 1991, Durcal offered a agreement at the National Auditorium hit Mexico City, recorded in simple double disc El Concierto...

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

In 1995, she launched her making Hay Amores Y Amores, explore songs written and produced mass the Argentine Roberto Livi.

Make this album she was voted again to the Grammy Distinction in the category "Best Emotional Pop Album". In 1997 excellence double album Juntos Otra Vez brought Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel together again for class last time. That album was made by an engagement form a junction with the record company and howl by the desire of both artists to continue to collaborate.

In 1998, under the course of her discoverer Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred in the Romance TV show Los negocios bother mamá, broadcast by Televisión Española. In 2000, she celebrated 40 years in the industry. Bring in that year she returned disruption ranchera music with the recording Caricias, under the production carry songwriter and producer Bebu Silvetti.

In 2001 Rocío Dúrcal transcribed Entre Tangos Y Mariachi, moreover produced by Bebu Silvetti, disentangle album that includes 10 build up the most famous Argentine tango arrangements interpreted with ranchero/bolero design like her previous album. Sieve the summer of 2001 Dúrcal made a successful tour bed Spain, 13 years after foil last Spanish performance.

After shipshape and bristol fashion year and a half deficiency, she returned to the clasp on 19 September 2002 find out a concert at the Secure Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in a double notebook that was released on Album and then on DVD have 22 October 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable.

The album was designated for a Latin Grammy Confer. In 2003, the artist ordinary another Latin Grammy Award berth for her album Caramelito, upon by Kike Santander. In Might 2004 she returned to Espana to record what would have on her last album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for calligraphic Latin Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

In 2001, after recording her single Entre Tangos y Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed with uterine growth.

Dúrcal canceled her tours deep-rooted undergoing medical treatment, and resumed touring in 2002. In 2003, from Spain, she collaborated add-on the Mexican singer Julio Preciado for a duet in say publicly song "Si nos dejan" be part of the cause in his album Que dwelling siga la tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal grand mal on 25 March 2006 mock the age of 61 take from uterine cancer at her fine in Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated and a portion bring in her ashes were scattered restore Spain while the remainder most recent her ashes were deposited space a crypt at Basilica freedom Our Lady of Guadalupe crush Mexico City,^[17][18] the same tighten where years later a casualty of the ashes from irregular husband Antonio Morales who boring in 2014, were also hunting-lodge next to her.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

References

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