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(1944/10/04 - 2006/03/25)
(1944/10/04 - 2006/03/25)
Soon he unfolded for his aptitudes for art, drawing the attention of important producers
and personalities of the show business of the time. Her extensive and successful career
makes her one of the public's favorites. Many value her as the main female star of the
Hispanic song of recent years. He began his film performance in the 60s, filming a total of
14 films. She was considered one of the prodigious girls of Spanish cinema. His beginnings
in the cinema were driven by his histrionic talent and his powerful Messosoprano voice.
Factor that was very exploited by the producers of the time. Although the critic agrees to
say that their qualities and acting skills were not well exploited in more transcendental
roles. From 1977 he turned to the song completely, emerging as the new female talent of
Latin music and giving a strong boost to the ranchera genre. His career as an interpreter has
been guided by Alguero / Pebble, Juan Carlos Calderon, Antonio Morales, Juan Gabriel,
Rafael Pérez Botija, Marco Antonio Soliz, Joan Sebastian, Roberto Livis and Bebbu Silvetti,
among many others. He has recorded about 30 original albums and accumulates more than
40 million copies sold worldwide. Among its most successful markets is Mexico and the
United States.
Rocío has been invited to share scenarios with great personalities of art of all time. He has
performed a duet with (the most significant) Enrique Guzmán, Juan Gabriel, Junior, Camilo
Sesto, Diango, Marco Antonio Soliz, Rocío Jurado, Jaime Morey, Roberto Carlos and Joaquín
Sabina.
For 4 decades he has remained in all the hit parades of Latin America and Europe, being the
third Hispanic star included in the Billboard Magazine Hall of Fame and accumulating
hundreds of awards and recognitions for his career.
His greatest musical successes are customs, such as your wife, eternal love, the garland and
the cat in the rain, although it is very difficult to define which have caused more impact on
his voice. Rocío's projects include the recording of a duo album with great figures, which
will be a tribute of the main stars of Spanish music to the Great Lady of the Song. They will
be present: Julio Iglesias, Alejandro Sanz, Juan Gabriel, Joan Manuel Serrat, Ricky Martin
and Luis Miguel, among others. The interpretive quality of Rocío, backed by international
criticism, is on the rise over the years and acquires new nuances that allow him to venture
exceptionally into genres such as bolero. Its repertoire is varied and has pasodobles,
rancheras, ballads, twist, rock and roll, rhythm mixes of vallenato, cumbias and rumbas and
even opera cuts. After four decades of work, they have given thirty albums and sales of
more than 40 million copies in various countries. The Queen of the Ranches died on March
25, 2006, at age 61, at her home in Torrelodones ( Madrid) after a long illness.