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.
Málaga
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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Donde cantan las fuentes por malagueñas,
Donde son las esquinas palomas blancas,
Donde la primavera se enamoró.
Allí,
Mis ojos se han llenao
De rosas y de nardos,
Allí,
Copiaron los pintores
La luz y los colores
Del cielo y del amor.
Málaga, yo te quiero como una novia morena.
Málaga, tú eres vino que me emborracha las venas.
Málaga, yo quisiera besarte como las olas.
Málaga cantaora, reina y señora, novia del sol.
The opening lines of Rocío Jurado's "Málaga" describe a place that is abundant with flowers, where fountains sing in the style of traditional Malagueña music, and where white doves are perched on street corners. The singer characterizes the place as one where spring has fallen in love. She is clearly smitten with the beauty of the city, and her gentle description of its positive attributes provide a peaceful and harmonious beginning to the song.
As the song continues, we see the singer become even more absorbed in the sensory delights of the city. Her eyes are filled with roses and nardos, two popular flowers associated with Málaga, and her senses are overwhelmed with the smells of the limonar, a grove of lemons, and the taste of clavel, carnations, which were also typically found in the region. She speaks of the artists who copied the colors and light of the city, and seems to be overwhelmed with the beauty that surrounds her.
Finally, the singer declares her love for the city of Málaga, likening it to a dark-haired bride whom she has fallen in love with. She describes the city as a wine that intoxicates her veins, with the power to enamor her just as the waves of the beach do. Málaga is a "cantaora," a singer and a queen, and is referred to as "novia del sol," in other words, the beloved of the sun.
Overall, "Málaga" is a tribute to the beauty of the Andalusian city, a place where nature and art create an enchanting atmosphere that captures the hearts of its visitors.
Line by Line Meaning
Donde nacen las flores con más olores,
Where the most fragrant flowers are born,
Donde cantan las fuentes por malagueñas,
Where the fountains sing to Malaga's tunes,
Donde son las esquinas palomas blancas,
Where white doves grace the corners,
Donde la primavera se enamoró.
Where spring fell in love.
Allí,
There,
Mis ojos se han llenao
My eyes have been filled
De rosas y de nardos,
With roses and nard,
Clavel y limonar.
Carnation and lemon groves.
Allí,
There,
Copiaron los pintores
Painters copied
La luz y los colores
The light and colors
Del cielo y del amor.
Of the sky and love.
Málaga, yo te quiero como una novia morena.
Malaga, I love you like a dark-haired bride.
Málaga, tú eres vino que me emborracha las venas.
Malaga, you're wine that intoxicates my veins.
Málaga, yo quisiera besarte como las olas.
Malaga, I wish to kiss you like the waves.
Málaga cantaora, reina y señora, novia del sol.
Malaga, singing, queen and lady, bride of the sun.
Contributed by Ava L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Rocío Jurado La Chipionera
Gracias por seguir apoyando su legado 🤍
Andrea Salgado
Chipiona, unos dias hace mas de 30 años estuve allí en un bar Todo decorado con fotos de Rocío. La dueña me preparó Una jarra de piña colada y me puso su musica.
Pedro Antonio López Bonilla
No conocia yo la canción que la más grande le habia hecho a mi tierra, es increíble, nunca habrá otra igual que ella 👏👏
Juanbisbi Mohedano Jurado
Impresionante!!!!!Gracias por este canal muy merecido dedicado a Rocío Jurado,La Insuperable Voz del Milenio,La Diva de España!!💜
María Ángeles Jiménez Góngora
Rocio Jurado con una voz qué estremece el corazón,es maravillosa 🌹🌹🌹
Maria Malagon
Así es es primera vez que la escucho siempre buscando algo sobre la más grande ROCIO JURADO
Pedro Antonio López Bonilla
X2, yo igual 😲
Zaida Carvajal
Nadie como Rocio Jurado. Unica.Eterna. Chile.
Ana Maria Ruiz García
Viva rocío y viva Málaga
Jaime Sebastian
La más grande y olé