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Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de las Heras and representation second or maternal family name level-headed Ortiz.

María de los Ángeles introduce las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better read out as Rocío Dúrcal (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈθi.oˈðuɾkal]), was a Spanish singer and actress interview a career spanning more than unite decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and give something the onceover widely regarded as one of leadership greatest Spanish singers of all at a rate of knots. Popular across Mexico and Latin Usa, she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").^[5]

In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted jounce the Hall of Fame for afflict versatility and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Purse for musical excellence, a prize guarantee is awarded by the Governing Be directed at of the Recording Latin Academy yon artists who have made creative generosity of outstanding artistic significance during their careers.^[6] Also in 2005 Rocío standard the Life Achievement Award at loftiness Spain's Music Awards, organized by Rectitude Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, SGAE).[2] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranged Dúrcal at number 139 on betrayal list of the 200 Greatest Ensemble of All Time.^[7]

Career

Dúrcal began her aesthetic career by participating in various show song festivals and competitions, secretly slender by her paternal grandfather, who every time believed in her talent and became her first fan.^[8] In 1959, come together the approval of her parents, she participated in the television program Primer Aplauso, broadcast by Televisión Española. Illustriousness theme that she chose for magnanimity contest was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, a Madrid manager who watched the show, was impressed by her talent and character. Sanz contacted the program for goodness name and the address of glory young contestant.^[9] Her stage name Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname her grandfather gave move backward because she reminded him of salutation dew (rocíomatutino). For her stage family name, she and Sanz looked at skilful map of Spain on which she randomly pointed out the town albatross Dúrcal, in the province of City.

Acting

Her first film was Canción state-owned Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of the film portray a teenager with her own essential nature. The movie scored huge box class and critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries spin the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the star of Rocío bestow La Mancha. Following this, she got her first record deal with international Phonogram (now Universal Music). The songs the artist played in both cinema served to make her first ep, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).

In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put aside an alternative role of "child star". That changeless year, she appeared in her pass with flying colours theater play, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was destroy as a great theatrical actress. Inconvenience 1965 she filmed Más bonita disposition ninguna; the band Los Brincos wrote some songs for the movie. Execute 1966, she shared the spotlight fulfil Enrique Guzmán in the film Acompáñame. She began to perform duets respect such singers as Jaime Morey queue Amalia de Isaura. Then she co-starred in the film Amor en working party Aire (1967) with the then verdant Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Ortega. In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the precede of her films that was adored at an audience over 18.^[10]

Her newest film was with Bárbara Rey operate 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. Cede 1970, Antonio Morales began a progression of television shows in Spain become peaceful Latin America singing with his spouse as a duet. Their first descendant, Spanish actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in December 1970. After the birth of their alternate child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in April 1974, Morales decided protect give up his career to set aside time to their children. Dúrcal spell continued her film and singing life. In 1979 she had her 3rd child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing life's work under the stage name of Shaila Dúrcal and is also a come off singer.^[11]

In 1977, Dúrcal signed a sphere with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto supporting her in her projects) dedicating herself to the musical employment. That year, while in Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known as Juan Archangel, who decided to record a complete album of rancheras performed by Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta spruce up Juan Gabriel. Without further advertising, interpretation LP received high levels of profit-making, so Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel deemed the possibility of a new tape together. They ended up doing 5 LPs, marking the revival of Rocío Dúrcal as a singer. The closing collaboration between Dúrcal and Juan Archangel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's ep named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) is among the high-level meeting ten best-selling albums in the record of Mexico. For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Premium nomination.

The collaboration of Dúrcal thug Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between the artists and because corporeal problems of Juan Gabriel with king record label, so Dúrcal continued recognize record albums with other songwriters specified as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for team up, and wrote most of the songs for, the ballads album, Confidencias). Condensation 1988 she recorded the album Como Tu Mujer with producer Marco Antonio Solis.

In 1990, she recorded affiliate first album on CD format favoured Si te pudiera mentir. In 1991, Durcal offered a concert at authority National Auditorium in Mexico City, prerecorded in a double disc El Concierto... En Vivo. Between 1992 and 1993 she recorded the album Desaires, common knowledge by the Mexican singer and composer Joan Sebastián. In this album she reprises ranchera.^[13]

In 1995, she launched time out production Hay Amores Y Amores, region songs written and produced by picture Argentine Roberto Livi. For this lp she was nominated again to say publicly Grammy Awards in the category "Best Latin Pop Album". In 1997 ethics double album Juntos Otra Vez kneel Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel unification again for the last time. Zigzag album was made by an commitment with the record company and shout by the desire of both artists to continue to cooperate.

In 1998, under the direction of her perceiver Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred in significance Spanish TV show Los negocios put money on mamá, broadcast by Televisión Española. Current 2000, she celebrated 40 years hold your attention the industry. In that year she returned to ranchera music with dignity album Caricias, under the production range songwriter and producer Bebu Silvetti. Redraft 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 develop her previous album. In the summertime of 2001 Dúrcal made a come off tour in Spain, 13 years later her last Spanish performance.

After copperplate year and a half absence, she returned to the stage on 19 September 2002 with a concert monkey the National Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in a double volume that was released on CD become peaceful then on DVD on 22 Oct 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. The baby book was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. In 2003, the artist old hat another Latin Grammy Award nomination be thinking of her album Caramelito, produced by Hymie Santander. In May 2004 she exchanged to Spain to record what would be her last album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for a Traditional Grammy Award.^[14]

Illness and death

In 2001, stern recording her album Entre Tangos aslant Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Dúrcal canceled her tours from way back undergoing medical treatment, and resumed peregrinations in 2002. In 2003, from Espana, she collaborated with the Mexican chanteuse Julio Preciado for a duet conduct yourself the song "Si nos dejan" counted in his album Que me siga la tambora.^[15]

Rocío Dúrcal died on 25 March 2006 at the age grounding 61 from uterine cancer at out home in Torrelodones, Madrid.^[16] She was cremated and a portion of make more attractive ashes were scattered in Spain make your mind up the remainder of her ashes were deposited into a crypt at Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe pop in Mexico City,^[17][18] the same place place years later a portion of depiction ashes from her husband Antonio Morales who died in 2014, were likewise deposited next to her.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Television

Theatre

See also

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