Rocío Dúrcal

Rocío Dúrcal (October 4, 1944 - March 25, 2006), born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortiz, was a Spanish singer and actress. Her birth and death both occurred in Madrid, Spain. Image File history File links Rocio_Durcal. ... Image File history File links Rocio_Durcal. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ...

She was discovered in singing contests at the age of 15 and offered a role at 17 in Canción de Juventud. After acting in several films she married Filipino-Spanish singer Antonio Morales (a.k.a. Júnior), a member of the Pop group Los Brincos. In 1975, after having two of her three children, she retired from the film industry and in 1977 re-launched her singing career. She recorded the first of several albums of Mexican folk (ranchera) music produced by Juan Gabriel which sold millions of records not only in Mexico, but also Spain and the rest of Latin America. After temporary problems with Juan Gabriel she recorded a Mexican music album with Marco Antonio Solís and had similar success. The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. ... Juan Gabriel on the cover of Siempre en mi mente album Juan Gabriel (born Alberto Aguilera Valadés on 7 January 1950, in Cotija, Michoacán) is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representative of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Marco Antonio Solis is a Mexican singer. ...

In 2001, Rocío Dúrcal was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus. In 2004 the doctors found spots in the lung for which she had to be submitted to chemotherapy. Later on, the cancer itself progressed up to her brain. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Rocío passed away in her home in Madrid on March 25, 2006. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her star influenced many other female Mariachi singers from Mexico as well as the Hispanic community of The United States. The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, her people and culture. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

Films

• Me siento extraña (1977)
• Dites-le avec des fleurs (1974) as Ursula Fischer
• Marianela (1972)
• La novicia rebelde (1971)
• Las leandras (1969)
• Cristina Guzmán (1968)
• Amor en el aire (1967)
• Buenos días, condesita (1967)
• Acompáñame (1966)
• Más bonita que ninguna (1965)
• La chica del trébol (1964)
• Tengo 17 años (1964)
• Rocío de La Mancha (1962)
• Canción de juventud (1962)

Albums

• Canta a Juan Gabriel (1977)
• Canta a Juan Gabriel Vol. II (1978)
• Canta a Super Éxitos de Juan Gabriel (1979)
• Canta Con Mariachi Vol. IV (1980)
• Canta a Juan Gabriel Vol. V (1980)
• Confidencias (1981)
• Canta Lo Romántico de Juan Gabriel (1982)
• Entre Tú y Yo (1983)
• Canta a Juan Gabriel Vol. VI (1984)
• Siempre (1986)
• Canta Once Grandes Éxitos de Juan Gabriel' '(1987)
• Como Tu Mujer (1988)
• Si Te Pudiera Mentir (1990)
• El Concierto, En Vivo (1992)
• Desaires (1993)
• Hay Amores y Amores (1995)
• Juntos Otra Vez (1997)
• Para Toda la Vida (1999)
• Caricias (2000)
• Entre Tangos y Mariachi (2001)
• En concierto...Inolvidable (2002)
• Caramelito (2003)
• Alma Ranchera (2004)

TV shows

• Mujeres engañadas" (1999) as Carmen
• Los negocios de mamá" (1997) as Ana
• Premier Orfeón" (1964)

External links

• ((Spanish)) Official website.
• Rocío Dúrcal at The Internet Movie Database