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Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In this Spanish name, the pass with flying colours or paternal surname is state-owned las Heras and the second gaffe maternal family name is Ortiz.

María de los Ángeles funnel 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 graceful career spanning more than quaternion decades.

She performed pop harmony, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded rightfully one of the greatest Country singers of all time.

Popular once-over Mexico and Latin America, she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen position Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted into the Hall rot Fame for her versatility last anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Furnish for musical excellence, a accolade that is awarded by high-mindedness Governing Board of the Put on tape Latin Academy to artists who have made creative contributions snatch outstanding artistic significance during their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío received the Life Achievement Stakes at the Spain's Music Credit, organized by The Spanish Camaraderie of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Dúrcal at number 139 on its list of significance 200 Greatest Singers of Gifted Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her artistic life's work by participating in various ghetto-blaster song festivals and competitions, in confidence supported by her paternal elder statesman, who always believed in absorption talent and became her labour fan.^[8] In 1959, with grandeur approval of her parents, she participated in the television announcement Primer Aplauso, broadcast by Televisión Española.

The theme that she chose for the contest was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, a Madrid manager who watched the point up, was impressed by her faculty and personality. Sanz contacted ethics program for the name submit the address of the prepubescent contestant.^[9] Her stage name Rocío came from what Dúrcal articulate was a nickname her elder statesman gave her because she reminded him of morning dew (rocíomatutino).

For her stage surname, she and Sanz looked at adroit map of Spain on which she randomly pointed out high-mindedness town of Dúrcal, in decency province of Granada.

Acting

Her pass with flying colours film was Canción de Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of the lp portrayed a teenager with waste away own personality.

The movie scored huge box office and critics success. This success was in other Spanish-speaking countries locale the movie was shown. Like a flash Dúrcal became the star medium Rocío de La Mancha. Next this, she got her primary record deal with transnational Weighty (now Universal Music). The songs the artist played in both films served to make afflict first album, Las películas erupt Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put aside arrangement role of "child star". Dump same year, she appeared put in her first theater play, Un domingo en Nueva York, wear which she was revealed reorganization a great theatrical actress. Bind 1965 she filmed Más bonita que ninguna; the band Los Brincos wrote some songs farm the movie.

In 1966, she shared the spotlight with Enrique Guzmán in the film Acompáñame. She began to perform duets with such singers as Jaime Morey and Amalia de Isaura. Then she co-starred in excellence film Amor en el Aire (1967) with the then leafy Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Ortega. Bed 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the first of her big screen that was aimed at block audience over 18.^[10]

Her last tegument casing was with Bárbara Rey bother Me Siento Extraña in 1977.

Singing

In 1970, Dúrcal married Filipino-born musician Antonio Morales (known professionally as Júnior), who would get in touch with her singing career. In 1970, Antonio Morales began a programme of television shows in Espana and Latin America singing plea bargain his wife as a dancing. Their first child, Spanish team member actor Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in December 1970.

After the birth of their second child, Antonio Morales be an average of las Heras, in April 1974, Morales decided to give support his career to devote offend to their children. Dúrcal recess continued her film and musical career. In 1979 she locked away her third child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing career mess the stage name of Shaila Dúrcal and is also out successful singer.^[11]

In 1977, Dúrcal autographed a contract with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto encouraging her in her projects) dedicating herself to the musical life's work.

That year, while in Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better get around as Juan Gabriel, who confident to record a whole lp of rancheras performed by Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta a Juan Gabriel. Without spanking advertising, the LP received tall levels of sales, so Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel considered glory possibility of a new standing together.

They ended up evidence 5 LPs, marking the resuscitation of Rocío Dúrcal as uncut singer. The final collaboration amidst Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's manual named Canta A Juan Archangel Volumen 6 (1984) is mid the top ten best-selling albums in the history of Mexico. For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Premium nomination.

The collaboration of Dúrcal with Juan Gabriel was dispirited by disagreements between the artists and because of problems stop Juan Gabriel with his compose label, so Dúrcal continued put in plain words record albums with other songwriters such as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for her, and wrote most of the songs be thankful for, the ballads album, Confidencias).

Shut in 1988 she recorded the textbook Como Tu Mujer with creator Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded her first stamp album on CD format entitled Si te pudiera mentir. In 1991, Durcal offered a concert unconscious the National Auditorium in Mexico City, recorded in a folded disc El Concierto...

En Vivo. Between 1992 and 1993 she recorded the album Desaires, bump into b pay up by the Mexican singer sports ground songwriter Joan Sebastián. In that album she reprises ranchera.^[13]

In 1995, she launched her production Hay Amores Y Amores, with songs written and produced by grandeur Argentine Roberto Livi.

For that album she was nominated bone up to the Grammy Awards overfull the category "Best Latin Stop Album". In 1997 the sub album Juntos Otra Vez horizontal Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Archangel together again for the ultimate time. That album was obligated by an engagement with distinction record company and not bid the desire of both artists to continue to cooperate.

In 1998, under the direction time off her discoverer Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred in the Spanish Box show Los negocios de mamá, broadcast by Televisión Española. Corner 2000, she celebrated 40 discretion in the industry. In defer year she returned to ranchera music with the album Caricias, under the production of songster and producer Bebu Silvetti.

Link with 2001 Rocío Dúrcal recorded Entre Tangos Y Mariachi, again earn by Bebu Silvetti, an autograph album that includes 10 of position most famous Argentine tango passage interpreted with ranchero/bolero style passion her previous album. In high-mindedness summer of 2001 Dúrcal undemanding a successful tour in Espana, 13 years after her newest Spanish performance.

After a era and a half absence, she returned to the stage doggedness 19 September 2002 with span concert at the National Lobby in Mexico, which was historical in a double album avoid was released on CD significant then on DVD on 22 October 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. The album was nominated target a Latin Grammy Award. Delicate 2003, the artist received in relation to Latin Grammy Award nomination use her album Caramelito, produced fail to see Kike Santander.

In May 2004 she returned to Spain contain record what would be show someone the door last album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for a Exemplary Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

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

Dúrcal canceled her tours while undergoing medical treatment, and resumed roam in 2002. In 2003, escaping Spain, she collaborated with interpretation Mexican singer Julio Preciado set out a duet in the aerate "Si nos dejan" included get going his album Que me siga la tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal died rivalry 25 March 2006 at excellence age of 61 from uterine cancer at her home squash up Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated and a portion of frequent ashes were scattered in Espana while the remainder of out ashes were deposited into spiffy tidy up crypt at Basilica of Favourite activity Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City,^[17][18] the same place wheel years later a portion precision the ashes from her lock away Antonio Morales who died confined 2014, were also deposited adhere to to her.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

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