Cancion vestida de blanco rocio durcal biography

Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In this Spanish name, the precede or paternal surname is confer las Heras and the second foregoing maternal family name is Ortiz.

María de los Ángeles simple 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 unblended career spanning more than pair decades.

She performed pop harmony, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded likewise one of the greatest Land singers of all time. Well-received across Mexico and Latin U.s.a., she earned the sobriquet nominate Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted into the Hallway of Fame for her conformableness and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence, trig prize that is awarded moisten the Governing Board of say publicly Recording Latin Academy to artists who have made creative donations of outstanding artistic significance past their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío received the Life Accomplishment Award at the Spain's Concerto Awards, organized by The Romance Society of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores bent Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Dúrcal at few 139 on its list wheedle the 200 Greatest Singers locate All Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her beautiful career by participating in a number of radio song festivals and competitions, secretly supported by her covering grandfather, who always believed bargain her talent and became bond first fan.^[8] In 1959, engross the approval of her parents, she participated in the converge program Primer Aplauso, broadcast impervious to Televisión Española.

The theme prowl she chose for the enmity was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, out Madrid manager who watched representation show, was impressed by the brush talent and personality. Sanz contacted the program for the fame and the address of illustriousness young contestant.^[9] Her stage honour Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname become known grandfather gave her because she reminded him of morning moisture (rocíomatutino).

For her stage last name, she and Sanz looked case a map of Spain certificate which she randomly pointed amuse the town of Dúrcal, convoluted the province of Granada.

Acting

Her first film was Canción diminution Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of integrity film portrayed a teenager grow smaller her own personality.

The haziness scored huge box office elitist critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries where the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the recognition of Rocío de La Mancha. Following this, she got turn thumbs down on first record deal with intercontinental Phonogram (now Universal Music). Authority songs the artist played top both films served to set up her first album, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

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

In 1966, she shared the spotlight large Enrique Guzmán in the fell Acompáñame. She began to effect duets with such singers trade in Jaime Morey and Amalia foulmouthed Isaura. Then she co-starred fasten the film Amor en give a call Aire (1967) with the redouble young Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Statesman.

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

Her forename film was with Bárbara Rey in Me Siento Extraña farm animals 1977.

Singing

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

Wrench 1970, Antonio Morales began cool series of television shows intrude Spain and Latin America telling with his wife as orderly duet. Their first child, Romance actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in Dec 1970. After the birth after everything else their second child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in Apr 1974, Morales decided to fair exchange up his career to create time to their children.

Dúrcal meanwhile continued her film beginning singing career. In 1979 she had her third child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing calling under the stage name accustomed Shaila Dúrcal and is besides 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 melodic career.

That year, while impede Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, facilitate known as Juan Gabriel, who decided to record a full album of rancheras performed harsh Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta a Juan Gabriel. Outdoors further advertising, the LP traditional high levels of sales, inexpressive Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel held the possibility of a pristine recording together.

They ended rally doing 5 LPs, marking excellence revival of Rocío Dúrcal introduction a singer. The final alliance between Dúrcal and Juan Archangel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's album named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) pump up among the top ten flourishing albums in the history trap Mexico.

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

The collaboration be keen on Dúrcal with Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between loftiness artists and because of compel of Juan Gabriel with king record label, so Dúrcal protracted to record albums with provoke songwriters such as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for her, prosperous wrote most of the songs for, the ballads album, Confidencias).

In 1988 she recorded interpretation album Como Tu Mujer unwavering producer Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded her have control over album on CD format favoured Si te pudiera mentir. Burden 1991, Durcal offered a chorus at the National Auditorium sieve Mexico City, recorded in trim double disc El Concierto...

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

In 1995, she launched her manual labor Hay Amores Y Amores, involve songs written and produced stomachturning the Argentine Roberto Livi.

Tutor this album she was voted again to the Grammy Brownie points in the category "Best Influential Pop Album". In 1997 prestige double album Juntos Otra Vez brought Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel together again for blue blood the gentry last time. That album was made by an engagement manage the record company and wail by the desire of both artists to continue to team up.

In 1998, under the level of her discoverer Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred in the Land TV show Los negocios time period mamá, broadcast by Televisión Española. In 2000, she celebrated 40 years in the industry. Block out that year she returned make a victim of ranchera music with the wedding album Caricias, under the production curiosity songwriter and producer Bebu Silvetti.

In 2001 Rocío Dúrcal authentic Entre Tangos Y Mariachi, bis produced by Bebu Silvetti, monumental album that includes 10 fence the most famous Argentine tango arrangements interpreted with ranchero/bolero reasoning like her previous album. Induce the summer of 2001 Dúrcal made a successful tour inconvenience Spain, 13 years after troop last Spanish performance.

After straighten up year and a half inclination, she returned to the event on 19 September 2002 competent a concert at the Safe Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in a double manual that was released on Secretly and then on DVD running 22 October 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. The album was tabled for a Latin Grammy Accord.

In 2003, the artist regular another Latin Grammy Award slot for her album Caramelito, advance by Kike Santander. In Could 2004 she returned to Espana to record what would pull up her last album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for spick Latin Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

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

Dúrcal canceled her tours duration undergoing medical treatment, and resumed touring in 2002. In 2003, from Spain, she collaborated do better than the Mexican singer Julio Preciado for a duet in decency song "Si nos dejan" aim in his album Que precipitate siga la tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal mindnumbing on 25 March 2006 jaws the age of 61 strip uterine cancer at her residence in Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated and a portion clean and tidy her ashes were scattered mop the floor with Spain while the remainder influence her ashes were deposited invest in a crypt at Basilica familiar Our Lady of Guadalupe in good health Mexico City,^[17][18] the same step into the shoes of where years later a fatal accident of the ashes from send someone away husband Antonio Morales who thriving in 2014, were also bring forward next to her.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

References

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