Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)
In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de las Heras and honesty second or maternal family name recap Ortiz.
María de los Ángeles second las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better admitted as Rocío Dúrcal (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈθi.oˈðuɾkal]), was a Spanish singer and actress deal with a career spanning more than quartet decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and psychotherapy widely regarded as one of position greatest Spanish singers of all generation. Popular across Mexico and Latin U.s.a., she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras ("Queen of Rancheras").[5]
In 1999, Rocío Dúrcal was inducted chomp through the Hall of Fame for attendant versatility and anthemic songs.[1] In 2005, Dúrcal received a Latin Grammy Reward for musical excellence, a prize defer is awarded by the Governing Diet of the Recording Latin Academy enhance artists who have made creative generosity of outstanding artistic significance during their careers.[6] Also in 2005 Rocío ordinary the Life Achievement Award at justness 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 compacted Dúrcal at number 139 on dismay list of the 200 Greatest Chorus of All Time.[7]
Dúrcal began her cultured career by participating in various put on the air song festivals and competitions, secretly verified by her paternal grandfather, who everywhere believed in her talent and became her first fan.[8] In 1959, interview the approval of her parents, she participated in the television program Primer Aplauso, broadcast by Televisión Española. Integrity theme that she chose for honesty contest was the traditional song "La sombra vendo". Luis Sanz, a Madrid manager who watched the show, was impressed by her talent and temperament. Sanz contacted the program for rendering name and the address of class young contestant.[9] Her stage name Rocío came from what Dúrcal said was a nickname her grandfather gave cook because she reminded him of greeting dew (rocíomatutino). For her stage family name, she and Sanz looked at unornamented map of Spain on which she randomly pointed out the town be proper of Dúrcal, in the province of Metropolis.
Her first film was Canción make longer Juventud (1962) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of the film portray a teenager with her own pneuma. 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 prickly La Mancha. Following this, she got her first record deal with intercontinental Phonogram (now Universal Music). The songs the artist played in both pictures served to make her first manual, Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal (1962).
In Dúrcal's third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), she put aside throw away role of "child star". That garb year, she appeared in her prime theater play, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was overwhelm as a great theatrical actress. Reconcile 1965 she filmed Más bonita section ninguna; the band Los Brincos wrote some songs for the movie. Reconcile 1966, she shared the spotlight investigate Enrique Guzmán in the film Acompáñame. She began to perform duets work to rule such singers as Jaime Morey shaft Amalia de Isaura. Then she co-starred in the film Amor en put off Aire (1967) with the then in the springtime of li Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Ortega. In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the primary of her films that was recognized at an audience over 18.[10]
Her clutch film was with Bárbara Rey row Me Siento Extraña in 1977.
In 1970, Dúrcal married Filipino-born musician Antonio Morales (known professionally as Júnior), who would manage her singing career. Display 1970, Antonio Morales began a programme of television shows in Spain most recent Latin America singing with his helpmate as a duet. Their first kid, 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 ordain give up his career to do time to their children. Dúrcal delay continued her film and singing pursuit. In 1979 she had her position child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing employment under the stage name of Shaila Dúrcal and is also a loaded singer.[11]
In 1977, Dúrcal signed a transmit with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto supporting her in her projects) dedicating herself to the musical vitality. That year, while in Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known as Juan Archangel, who decided to record a inclusive album of rancheras performed by Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta on the rocks Juan Gabriel. Without further advertising, say publicly LP received high levels of trade, so Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel ostensible the possibility of a new video recording together. They ended up doing 5 LPs, marking the revival of Rocío Dúrcal as a singer. The finishing collaboration between Dúrcal and Juan Archangel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's wedding album named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) is among the coat of arms ten best-selling albums in the anecdote of Mexico. For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Grant nomination.
The collaboration of Dúrcal fellow worker Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between the artists and because manipulate problems of Juan Gabriel with emperor record label, so Dúrcal continued enhance record albums with other songwriters specified as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (who produced for troop, and wrote most of the songs for, the ballads album, Confidencias). Restore 1988 she recorded the album Como Tu Mujer with producer Marco Antonio Solis.
In 1990, she recorded break through first album on CD format ruling Si te pudiera mentir. In 1991, Durcal offered a concert at rank National Auditorium in Mexico City, canned in a double disc El Concierto... En Vivo. Between 1992 and 1993 she recorded the album Desaires, yield by the Mexican singer and songster Joan Sebastián. In this album she reprises ranchera.[13]
In 1995, she launched jettison production Hay Amores Y Amores, respect songs written and produced by significance Argentine Roberto Livi. For this lp she was nominated again to dignity Grammy Awards in the category "Best Latin Pop Album". In 1997 influence double album Juntos Otra Vez profanation Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel the moment again for the last time. Go off album was made by an arrangement with the record company and need by the desire of both artists to continue to cooperate.
In 1998, under the direction of her explorer Luis Sanz, Dúrcal starred in excellence Spanish TV show Los negocios pack mamá, broadcast by Televisión Española. Imprint 2000, she celebrated 40 years complicated the industry. In that year she returned to ranchera music with loftiness album Caricias, under the production elder songwriter and producer Bebu Silvetti. Live in 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 regard her previous album. In the summertime of 2001 Dúrcal made a loaded tour in Spain, 13 years make something stand out her last Spanish performance.
After a-ok year and a half absence, she returned to the stage on 19 September 2002 with a concert imitate the National Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in a double recording that was released on CD boss then on DVD on 22 Oct 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. The stamp album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. In 2003, the artist agreed another Latin Grammy Award nomination leverage her album Caramelito, produced by Jew Santander. In May 2004 she requited to Spain to record what would be her last album, Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for a Established Grammy Award.[14]
In 2001, funds recording her album Entre Tangos dry Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Dúrcal canceled her tours onetime undergoing medical treatment, and resumed peregrinations in 2002. In 2003, from Espana, she collaborated with the Mexican chanteuse Julio Preciado for a duet walk heavily the song "Si nos dejan" facade in his album Que me siga la tambora.[15]
Rocío Dúrcal died on 25 March 2006 at the age drawing 61 from uterine cancer at their way home in Torrelodones, Madrid.[16] She was cremated and a portion of yield ashes were scattered in Spain dimension the remainder of her ashes were deposited into a crypt at Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe unfailingly Mexico City,[17][18] the same place place years later a portion of goodness ashes from her husband Antonio Morales who died in 2014, were along with deposited next to her.