María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006) better known by her stage name, Rocío Dúrcal ([roˈθi.o ˈðurkal]) was a Spanish singer and actress.
Rocío Dúrcal died in 2006 from uterine cancer. A year before her death (2005) she received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence, a prize that is awarded by the Governing Board of the Recording Latin Academy to artists who have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance during their careers.
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Career
She began her artistic career by participating in various radio song festivals and competitions, secretly supported by her paternal grandfather, who always believed in her talent and became her first fan. In 1959, with the approval of her parents, she participated in the television program 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 show, was impressed by her talent and personality. Sanz contacted the program for the name and the address of the young contestant.
Acting
Her first film was Canción de Juventud (1961) directed by Luis Lucia. The plot of the film portrayed a teenager with her own personality. The movie scored huge box office and critics success. This success was repeated in other Spanish-speaking countries where the movie was shown. Immediately Dúrcal became the star of Rocío de La Mancha. Following this, she got her first record deal with transnational Phonogram (now Universal Music). The songs the artist played in both films served to make her first album, "Las películas de Rocío Dúrcal" (1962). This first album was the start of her successful recording career. She traveled to Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the United States where she appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
In her third film, Tengo 17 años (1964), Dúrcal put aside her role of "child star". That same year, she appeared in her first theater play, Un domingo en Nueva York, in which she was revealed as a great theatrical actress. In 1965 she filmed Más bonita que ninguna; the band Los Brincos wrote some songs for 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 the film Amor en el Aire (1967) with the then young Argentine singer-songwriter Palito Ortega. In 1968 she filmed Cristina Guzmán, the first of her films that was aimed at an audience over 18.
Singing
In 1970 Dúrcal married Filipino-born musician Antonio Morales (known professionally as Júnior), who would manage her singing career. In 1972, Antonio Morales began a series of television shows in Spain and Latin America singing with his wife as a duet. Their first child, Spanish actress Carmen Morales de las Heras, was born in December 1970. After the birth of their second child, Antonio Morales de las Heras, in April 1974, Morales decided to give up his career to devote time to their children. Dúrcal meanwhile continued her film and singing career. In 1979 she had her third child, Shaila Morales de las Heras, who took up a singing career under the stage name of Shaila Dúrcal and is also a successful singer.
In 1977, Dúrcal signed a contract with Ariola Eurodisc (with singer-songwriter Camilo Sesto supporting her in her projects) dedicating herself to the musical career. That year, while in Mexico, she met the Mexican singer-songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known as Juan Gabriel, who decided to record a whole album of rancheras performed by Rocío Dúrcal entitled Rocío Dúrcal canta a Juan Gabriel. Without further advertising, the LP received high levels of sales, so Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel considered the possibility of a new recording together. They ended up doing 5 LPs, marking the revival of Rocío Dúrcal as a singer. The final collaboration between Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel emerged in 10 albums. Dúrcal's album named Canta A Juan Gabriel Volumen 6 (1984) is among the top ten best-selling albums in the history of Mexico. For this album Rocío Dúrcal received her first Grammy Award nomination.
The collaboration of Dúrcal with Juan Gabriel was interrupted by disagreements between the artists and because of problems of Juan Gabriel with his record label, so Dúrcal continued to record albums with other songwriters such as Marco Antonio Solís and Rafael Pérez Botija (with whom under his leadership in 1981 she recorded the album of ballads Confidencias). In 1988 she recorded the album Como Tu Mujer with producer Marco Antonio Solis.
In 1990, she recorded her first album on CD format entitled Si Te Pudiera Mentir. In 1991, Durcal offered a concert at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, recorded in a double disc El Concierto... En Vivo. Between 1992 and 1993 she recorded the album Desaires, produced by the Mexican singer and songwriter Joan Sebastián. In this album she reprises ranchera. With this album, released simultaneously in Mexico, the United States, Colombia, Venezuela and Spain, she made a promotional world tour.
In 1995 she launched her production Hay Amores Y Amores, with songs written and produced by the Argentine Roberto Livi. For this album she is nominated again to the Grammy Awards in the category "Best Latin Pop Album". In 1997 the double album Juntos Otra Vez brought Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel together again for the last time. That album was made by an engagement with the record company and not by the desire of both artists to continue to cooperate.
In 1998, under the direction of her discoverer Luis Sanz, she starred in the Spanish TV Show "Los negocios de mamá" broadcast by Televisión Española. In 2000, she celebrated 40 years in the industry. In that year she returned to ranchera music with the album Caricias, under the production of songwriter and producer Bebu Silvetti. 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 like her previous album. In the summer of 2001 Dúrcal made a successful tour in Spain, after 13 years of no shows in Spain. In October 2001 Dúrcal recorded "Dama, Dama" for Mujer, an album released by BMG Music Spain as part of a campaign to raise funds for an organization against breast cancer.
After a year and a half absence, she returned to the stage on 19 September 2002 with a concert at the National Auditorium in Mexico, which was recorded in a double album that was released on CD and then on DVD on 22 October 2002, En Concierto... Inolvidable. The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. In 2003, the artist received another Latin Grammy Award nomination for her album Caramelito, produced by Kike Santander. In May 2004 she returned to Spain to record what would be her last album Alma Ranchera, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award, but did not win.
Illness and death
In 2001, after recording her album Entre Tangos y Mariachi, Dúrcal was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Dúrcal canceled her tours while subjected to medical treatments, and came back to her tours in 2002. In 2003, from Spain, she collaborated with the Mexican singer Julio Preciado for a duet in the song "Si nos dejan" included in his album Que me siga la tambora.
Rocío Dúrcal died on 25 March 2006 at 61 years old from uterine cancer at her home in Madrid.
Songs
Amor EternoCanta A Juan Gabriel · 1984 La Gata Bajo la LluviaEl Concierto En Vivo · 1992 Como Tu MujerComo Tu Mujer · 1988
Filmography
Actress
1997
Los negocios de mamá (TV Series) as
Ana
- Mamá va a ser mamá (1997) - Ana
- La mujer ideal (1997) - Ana
- El lumbago del sábado noche (1997) - Ana
- Las alarmas siempre suenan dos veces (1997) - Ana
- Una novela (1997) - Ana
- La exiliada (1997) - Ana
- Todo para tí (1997) - Ana
- Mi hermana del alma (1997) - Ana
- El cumpleaños de papá (1997) - Ana
- París, mon amour (1997) - Ana
- ¿Familia feliz? (1997) - Ana
- Un lugar en nuestro corazón (1997) - Ana
- Renovarse y vivir (1997) - Ana
1977
Me siento extraña as
Laura
1977
Mujeres insólitas (TV Series) as
Cleopatra
- La Sierpe del Nilo (1977) - Cleopatra
1974
Dites-le avec des fleurs as
Ursula Fischer
1972
Marianela as
Marianela
1972
La novicia rebelde as
Gloria
1969
Las Leandras as
Patricia
1968
Cristina Guzmán as
Cristina Guzmán / Mariana Guzmán
1967
Amor en el aire as
Clara / Lina
1967
Buenos días, condesita as
María
1966
Acompáñame as
Mercedes
1965
Más bonita que ninguna as
Luisa / Luisito
1964
Premier Orfeon (TV Series)
- Episode #1.3 (1964)
- Episode #1.2 (1964)
- Episode #1.1 (1964)
1964
Tengo 17 años as
Rocío / Natalia
1963
La chica del trébol as
Rocío
1963
Rocío de La Mancha as
Rocío / Isabel
1962
Canción de juventud as
Rocío Luzón
Soundtrack
2023
The Messiah (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Una mujer vestida de sol (2023) - (performer: "Cuando llegue el fin del mundo")
2021
Drag Race España (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- La gran final (2021) - (performer: "La gata bajo la lluvia")
2019
Miszmasz czyli Kogel Mogel 3 (performer: "Cucurrucucú paloma")
2018
Roma (performer: "Más bonita que ninguna")
2012
Banda sonora (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #8.7 (2012) - (performer: "La gata bajo la lluvia")
2011
Una noche única (TV Special) (performer: "Caminito")
2010
Memòries de la tele (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 28 April 1982 (1982) - (performer: "La gata bajo la lluvia", "La verdad de la verdad", "Marinero")
1982
De ahora en adelante (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 4 April 1982 (1982) - (performer: "La verdad de la verdad", "No sirvo para estar sin tí", "Dicen")
1980
Retrato en vivo (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Rocío Dúrcal (1980) - (performer: "Mi amigo", "Caracoles", "Fue tan poco tu cariño", "Yo no dejaré que te vayas", "Me nace del corazón", "No lastimes más", "La muerte del palomo")
1980
The Beach of Love (performer: "Te voy a olvidar")
1979
Festival UNICEF 1979 (TV Special) (performer: "No lastimes más")
1977
Cada oveja con su pareja (TV Special) (performer: "Fue tan poco tu cariño", "Yo sólo quiero ser tu todo")
1969
Las Leandras (performer: "Pichi")
1968
Cristina Guzmán (performer: "La primavera", "La campana", "Lástima", "Luna de España", "I Surrender")
1967
Amor en el aire (performer: "Mascia", "Eugenia de Montijo", "Mi amigo", "La chica del día", "Sol de Oklahoma", "Amor en el aire", "Me están mirando")
1967
Buenos días, condesita (performer: "Creo en tí", "Cártel de publicidad", "Que va a ser de mí", "Contenta", "Pregón de las flores", "Viejo Madrid", "Tarantos y verdiales", "Coro de los doctores", "Aria from opera 'La Traviata'")
1966
Acompáñame (performer: "El Diplodocus", "Todo es mio", "Teren, ten, ten", "Acompáñame", "Saeta", "Jotas", "Corazón de trampolín", "Canción canaria")
1965
Más bonita que ninguna (performer: "Sombrero viejecito", "Los Dos", "Los Borrachos", "Mi corazón", "Más bonita que ninguna", "Si yo tuviera rosas", "Caracoles")
1964
Tengo 17 años (performer: "Colores", "Mañana por la mañana")
1963
La chica del trébol (performer: "Trebolé", "Tilín tilín", "El Camino de la felicidad", "Los Piropos de mi barrio", "Canto para tí")
1962
Canción de juventud (performer: "Escucha mi melodía", "Quisiera ser un ángel", "La reunión (El ritmo del twist)", "La niña buena", "Canción de juventud", "Volver a verte", "Escucha mi melodía (reprise)")
Self
2021
Manny Santana - Tu Amigo y Tu Pana Icono de la comunicación (Documentary short)
2005
En exclusiva con Myrka Dellanos (TV Series) as
Self
- Rocío Dúrcal y Alejandro Fernández (2005) - Self
2005
Corazón de... (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 21 September 2005 (2005) - Self
- Episode dated 14 September 2005 (2005) - Self
2005
La tierra de las 1000 músicas (TV Series documentary) as