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.
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 died in her home in Madrid on March 25, 2006.
Her star influenced many other female Mariachi singers from Mexico as well as the Hispanic community of the United States.
Fallaste Corazón
Rocío Dúrcal Lyrics
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Y tú que nunca fuiste capaz de perdonar
Y cruel y despiadado de todo te reías
Hoy imploras cariño, aunque sea por piedad
¿A dónde está tu orgullo? ¿A dónde está el coraje?
¿Por qué hoy que estás vencido mendigas caridad?
Ya ves que no es lo mismo amar que ser amado
Maldito corazón
Me alegro que ahora sufras
Que llores y te humilles ante este gran amor
La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos
Y a ti te había tocado nomás la de ganar
Pero hoy tu buena suerte la espalda te ha volteado
Fallaste corazón
No vuelvas a apostar
Maldito corazón
Me alegro que ahora sufras
Que llores y te humilles ante este gran amor
La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos
Y a ti te había tocado nomás la de ganar
Pero hoy tu buena suerte la espalda te ha volteado
Fallaste corazón
No vuelvas a apostar
The song "Fallaste Corazón" by Rocío Dúrcal is a poignant depiction of love and its consequences. The song chastises a man who believed himself to be the king of the world and never forgave others, yet now finds himself begging for love and pity. The lyrics ask where his pride and courage have gone, as he is now defeated and seeking charity. The song goes on to explain that it is not the same to love as it is to be loved, and the man is faced with the realization that he has lost everything. The chorus repeats the line "Maldito corazón" (damned heart), stating that the singer is pleased that the man is now suffering and humbled before the one he loved. The song concludes by warning the man not to take his luck for granted and to never gamble on love again.
The lyrics of the song are emotionally charged and resonated with listeners at the time of its release in 1988. The song became incredibly popular across Latin American countries, including Mexico, Spain, and Colombia. The song was also covered by numerous artists over the years.
Line by Line Meaning
Y tú que te creías el rey de todo el mundo
You who thought you were the king of the world
Y tú que nunca fuiste capaz de perdonar
You who were never able to forgive
Y cruel y despiadado de todo te reías
And cruel and ruthless, you laughed at everything
Hoy imploras cariño, aunque sea por piedad
Today you beg for affection, even if only out of pity
¿A dónde está tu orgullo? ¿A dónde está el coraje?
Where is your pride? Where is your courage?
¿Por qué hoy que estás vencido mendigas caridad?
Why today, now that you're defeated, are you begging for charity?
Ya ves que no es lo mismo amar que ser amado
You see that loving someone is not the same as being loved
Hoy que estás acabado, qué lástima me das
Today, now that you're finished, how sorry I feel for you
Maldito corazón
Accursed heart
Me alegro que ahora sufras
I'm glad you're suffering now
Que llores y te humilles ante este gran amor
May you cry and humble yourself before this great love
La vida es la ruleta en que apostamos todos
Life is the roulette wheel on which we all gamble
Y a ti te había tocado nomás la de ganar
And you had only drawn the winning card
Pero hoy tu buena suerte la espalda te ha volteado
But today your luck has turned against you
Fallaste corazón
You failed heart
No vuelvas a apostar
Don't gamble again
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Cuco Sanchez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@saryta412
Y tu que te creíste
El rey de todo el mundo
Y tu que nunca fuiste
Capaz de perdonar
Y cruel y despiadado
De todo te reías
Hoy imploras cariño
Aunque sea por piedad
A dónde esta tu orgullo
A dónde esta el coraje
Porque hoy que estas vencido
Mendigas caridad
Ya vez que no es lo mismo
Amar que ser amado
Hoy que estas acabado
Que lastima me das
Maldito corazón
Me alegro que ahora sufras
Y llores y te humilles
Por ese gran amor
La vida es la ruleta
En que apostamos todos
Y a ti te había tocado
Nomas la de ganar
Pero hoy tu buena suerte
La espalda te ha volteado
Fallaste corazón
No vuelvas…
@xaviersosa1965
Oh Marieta mía!! Porque te tuviste que ir tan temprano de esta vida terrenal. Hubiese dado mucho por estar en un concierto tuyo, amis 18 años un gran gusto por tu música un seguídor fiel tuyo.
@baladas_romanticas
Gente joven que se reporte en el 2020 escuchando este arte 🧡 en plena pandemia. 🎉🙌✔✔🎶😍
@jhonvelasquez6902
¹como un picaflor
@jetzabelpanama8465
Q hermosa cansion
@jackeline8568
Yooo tengo 49 jajaja
@alesanznovelas3389
Aquí con 15 primaveras 💗✌
@nadiaramirez9473
Aqui toy
@norarodriguez3083
Fallaste corazón, del compositor Cuco Sánchez. Preciosa canción en la maravillosa voz de la española Rocío Dúrcal. Bravo!.
@antonioalvarez8134
Cómo amó está interpretación 😍
@hhtaylor
Ojala los jóvenes volvieran a hacer de la música un verdadero refugio de paz y amor, viva el romanticismo. Gracias por esta bella música 😍😘