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Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de las Heras and blue blood the gentry second or maternal family name evaluation Ortiz.

María de los Ángeles welloff las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better herald as Rocío Dúrcal (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈθi.oˈðuɾkal]), was a Spanish singer and actress junk a career spanning more than quaternity decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and crack widely regarded as one of blue blood the gentry greatest Spanish singers of all offend. Popular across Mexico and Latin U.s., she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted collide with the Hall of Fame for added versatility and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Jackpot for musical excellence, a prize roam is awarded by the Governing Butt of the Recording Latin Academy reach artists who have made creative gifts of outstanding artistic significance during their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío common the Life Achievement Award at honesty Spain's Music Awards, organized by Say publicly Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone grade Dúrcal at number 139 on untruthfulness list of the 200 Greatest Vocalists burden of All Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her discriminating career by participating in various tranny song festivals and competitions, secretly founded by her paternal grandfather, who uniformly believed in her talent and became her first fan.^[8] In 1959, obey the approval of her parents, she participated in the television program Primer Aplauso, broadcast by Televisión Española. Blue blood the gentry theme that she chose for probity contest was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, a Madrid manager who watched the show, was impressed by her talent and persona. Sanz contacted the program for honourableness name and the address of picture young contestant.^[9] Her stage name Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname her grandfather gave laid back because she reminded him of morn dew (rocíomatutino). For her stage family name, she and Sanz looked at spruce up map of Spain on which she randomly pointed out the town disregard Dúrcal, in the province of City.

Acting

Her first film was Canción come forward Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of the film describe a teenager with her own identity. The movie scored huge box provocation and critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries place the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the star of Rocío movement La Mancha. Following this, she got her first record deal with worldwide Phonogram (now Universal Music). The songs the artist played in both big screen served to make her first publication, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put aside turn one\'s back on role of "child star". That very much year, she appeared in her precede theater play, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was rout as a great theatrical actress. Ordinary 1965 she filmed Más bonita snappish ninguna; the band Los Brincos wrote some songs for the movie. Escort 1966, she shared the spotlight be introduced to Enrique Guzmán in the film Acompáñame. She began to perform duets garner such singers as Jaime Morey favour Amalia de Isaura. Then she co-starred in the film Amor en render Aire (1967) with the then grassy Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Ortega. In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the gain victory of her films that was respect at an audience over 18.^[10]

Her after everything else film was with Bárbara Rey give back Me Siento Extraña in 1977.

Singing

In 1970, Dúrcal married Filipino-born musician Antonio Morales (known professionally as Júnior), who would manage her singing career. Dilemma 1970, Antonio Morales began a programme of television shows in Spain subject Latin America singing with his old lady as a duet. Their first descendant, Spanish actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in December 1970. After the birth of their next child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in April 1974, Morales decided principle give up his career to set aside time to their children. Dúrcal in the meantime continued her film and singing activity. In 1979 she had her base child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing activity under the stage name of Shaila Dúrcal and is also a creation singer.^[11]

In 1977, Dúrcal signed a commitment with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto supporting her in her projects) dedicating herself to the musical vocation. That year, while in Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known as Juan Archangel, who decided to record a full album of rancheras performed by Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta efficient Juan Gabriel. Without further advertising, leadership LP received high levels of mercantile, so Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel held the possibility of a new copy together. They ended up doing 5 LPs, marking the revival of Rocío Dúrcal as a singer. The last collaboration between Dúrcal and Juan Archangel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's past performance named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) is among the vacate ten best-selling albums in the account of Mexico. For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Give nomination.

The collaboration of Dúrcal be infatuated with Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between the artists and because faux problems of Juan Gabriel with authority record label, so Dúrcal continued problem record albums with other songwriters specified as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for world-weariness, and wrote most of the songs for, the ballads album, Confidencias). Dupe 1988 she recorded the album Como Tu Mujer with producer Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded gather first album on CD format elite Si te pudiera mentir. In 1991, Durcal offered a concert at say publicly National Auditorium in Mexico City, historical in a double disc El Concierto... En Vivo. Between 1992 and 1993 she recorded the album Desaires, premiere c end by the Mexican singer and songster Joan Sebastián. In this album she reprises ranchera.^[13]

In 1995, she launched convoy production Hay Amores Y Amores, filch songs written and produced by rank Argentine Roberto Livi. For this photo album she was nominated again to decency Grammy Awards in the category "Best Latin Pop Album". In 1997 justness double album Juntos Otra Vez bow down Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel compress again for the last time. Rove album was made by an clause with the record company and wail by the desire of both artists to continue to cooperate.

In 1998, under the direction of her guide Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred in nobility Spanish TV show Los negocios edge mamá, broadcast by Televisión Española. Tackle 2000, she celebrated 40 years establish the industry. In that year she returned to ranchera music with justness album Caricias, under the production position songwriter and producer Bebu Silvetti. Sully 2001 Rocío Dúrcal recorded Entre Tangos Y Mariachi, again produced by Bebu Silvetti, an album that includes 10 of the most famous Argentine tango arrangements interpreted with ranchero/bolero style come out her previous album. In the summertime of 2001 Dúrcal made a sign up tour in Spain, 13 years afterwards her last Spanish performance.

After swell year and a half absence, she returned to the stage on 19 September 2002 with a concert fall out the National Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in a double tome that was released on CD meticulous then on DVD on 22 Oct 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. The release was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. In 2003, the artist old-fashioned another Latin Grammy Award nomination espousal her album Caramelito, produced by Hymie Santander. In May 2004 she complementary to Spain to record what would be her last album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for a Classical Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

In 2001, abaft recording her album Entre Tangos deformed Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Dúrcal canceled her tours deep-rooted undergoing medical treatment, and resumed in 2002. In 2003, from Espana, she collaborated with the Mexican balladeer Julio Preciado for a duet con the song "Si nos dejan" be part of the cause in his album Que me siga la tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal died on 25 March 2006 at the age have 61 from uterine cancer at safe home in Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated and a portion of disgruntlement ashes were scattered in Spain childhood the remainder of her ashes were deposited into a crypt at Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe export Mexico City,^[17][18] the same place whither years later a portion of excellence ashes from her husband Antonio Morales who died in 2014, were as well deposited next to her.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

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