Career
Jurado began performing flamenco at a very young age, debuting on the big screen in 1962 with Los guerrilleros, acting alongside Manolo Escobar. She also played a main role in 1966's Proceso a una estrella and 1971's Una chica casi decente. While temporarily living in Argentina, the Spanish diva participated in a successful musical called La zapatera prodigiosa, based on Federico García Lorca's work. After teaming with composer Manuel Alejandro, Rocío Jurado became a major and beloved figure on the Latin music scene, acclaimed throughout America and Spain after releasing Muera el amor and Señora, among other hits.
Illness
In 2004, Jurado was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer for which she was treated in Houston, Texas in 2006. In April 2006, she was also treated for acute liver failure in a hospital in Madrid, Spain. On May 26, 2006, Spain's Culture Minister Carmen Calvo announced that Jurado had suffered a stroke, an assertion denied by Jurado's personal physician Dr. Domingo and by her brother and manager Amador Mohedano. She died at 5:15 in the morning on June 1st, 2006, at her home in La Moraleja, Madrid, aged 61. She is buried in her hometown, Chipiona, Cadiz, in the San José Cemetery.
Amor Gitano
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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Del brazo, y si que lo notara
Te segui los pasos.
Ayer pude comprobar que
Tu me fingias, depues
Que me juraste que no la
Queria.
Toma este punal abreme
Las venas, quiero desangrarme
Hasta que me muera
No quiero la vida
Si es de verte ajeno
Pues sin tu carino no vale
La pena.
Porque, dime porque me as enganado
Si todo lo que tu as querido yo
Siempre te lo he dado.
Porque te burlas de mi amorcito
Mio, porque despues que te
He querido me das tan mal pago.
Toma este punal
Abreme las venas
Quiero desangrarme
Hasta que me muera
No quiero la vida
Si es de verte ajeno
Pues sin tu carino
No vale la pena
The lyrics to Rocío Jurado's song Amor Gitano are filled with pain and betrayal as the singer addresses their lover who has been seen with another woman. The singer had previously trusted their lover when they swore they didn't want the other woman, but now they are faced with the cruel reality that their lover has been pretending all along. The sense of being deceived is accentuated as the singer describes following their lover's every step, ultimately leading to the realization of the lover's infidelity.
The singer's pain and anguish are palpable in the chorus as she sings of wanting to end her own life with a knife, unable to bear the thought of living without her lover's affection. The desperate plea for her lover's love is heartbreaking, with the singer acknowledging that without it, life is not worth living.
Overall, this song tells a story of heartbreak and betrayal. The love that the singer once had for her partner has been replaced by pain and a sense of loss. The powerful lyrics and Rocío Jurado's emotive performance make this song a timeless classic that continues to resonate with listeners today.
Line by Line Meaning
Ayer te vi pasar con ella
Yesterday I saw you passing by with her, arm in arm and I couldn't help but notice.
Del brazo, y si que lo notara
Arm in arm, and I could really see it.
Te segui los pasos.
I followed your footsteps.
Ayer pude comprobar que
Yesterday I was able to confirm that
Tu me fingias, depues
you have been pretending to me, then
Que me juraste que no la Queria.
you swore to me that you did not love her.
Toma este punal abreme Las venas, quiero desangrarme Hasta que me muera
Take this dagger, open my veins, I want to bleed to death.
No quiero la vida Si es de verte ajeno
I don't want this life if it's without your love.
Pues sin tu carino no vale La pena.
Because without your love, it's not worth it.
Porque, dime porque me as enganado
Why, tell me why you have lied to me
Si todo lo que tu as querido yo Siempre te lo he dado.
When I have always given you everything you have ever wanted.
Porque te burlas de mi amorcito Mio, porque despues que te He querido me das tan mal pago.
Why do you mock my love, my dear, why do you pay me with such unkindness after I have loved you?
Toma este punal Abreme las venas Quiero desangrarme Hasta que me muera
Take this dagger, open my veins, I want to bleed to death.
No quiero la vida Si es de verte ajeno
I don't want this life if it's without your love.
Pues sin tu carino No vale la pena.
Because without your love, it's not worth it.
Contributed by Mia M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Juanbisbi Mohedano Jurado
La mejor de España!!
Ana Belén Moreno
Qué voz taaaan bonita 💕💕
B Isaza
Dia a dia nos sorprende mas su amplio repertorio, su estilo,su clase y elegancia. Una artista por lo alto siempre. Hermosa y talentosa.Que maravilla! La mas GRANDE!
Gabriela Pesántez
Jurado, te amo 💚
Martin Espinoza
Bendiciones BELLA DAMA.
También la Amó 💗
Téllez
Me encanta que esté más activo el canal de vevo de Rocío jurado
jacques auclair
What a voice!
Martin Espinoza
Pensé que Conocía Todas Sus Canciones de mi Querida Rocio, Mentira.
Gracias x Compartir
Ely Edy
¿Dónde es ese lugar? Está precioso.
Louise Brigden
Granada, la Alhambra