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.
Por dinero
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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Cuando sé que tú piensas que me engañas,
Yo conozco, ay, amor, tu voz impura
Y penetro en tu médula y entrañas.
Cuando a mí llegas con los labios fríos
Diciéndome razones a tu modo,
Trato de calentarlos con los míos
No hay llantos en tu amor ni voz de lira,
Y me conformo con lo que me toca
En el reparto cruel de tu mentira.
Pero como en el fondo yo te quiero, yo te quiero,
Me duele que los besos de tu boca
Se vendan y se compren por dinero.
¡Por dinero, por dinero!
¡Por dinero!
The lyrics to Rocío Jurado's song Por dinero convey powerful themes of infidelity, betrayal, and the painful realization that love may sometimes come second to material greed. The song begins by addressing the singer's partner, whom she knows is cheating on her. She does not express bitterness or anger, instead opting to smile, suggesting perhaps a certain resignation or even acceptance of their situation. However, she also knows that her partner's words are insincere, and that their love is impure. She understands the depth of their deceit and the true nature of their feelings.
As the song progresses, the singer continues to describe their partner's behavior, including arriving with cold lips and attempting to justify their actions. The singer even tries to warm their partner's lips with her own, but is oblivious to the fact that they're dragging her into their muddy world. She describes the way her partner deceives her with their words, but she accepts her lot in life and what her partner is offering her in their "cruel distribution of lies."
Despite this heartbreaking realization, the singer confesses that she loves her partner deeply. She laments the fact that the kisses that they share are motivated by money, and that their love is tainted by greed. This is made clear in the refrain, where she repeats the phrase "Por dinero" (For money), emphasizing the sheer weight of this driving force in their relationship.
Overall, Por dinero is a powerful exploration of the ways in which love and greed can frequently be at odds with one another. It's a song that speaks to the heart of human nature, suggesting that despite our deepest desires and emotions, money has the ability to corrupt even the purest of relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo sonrío quizás sin amargura
I may smile without bitterness
Cuando sé que tú piensas que me engañas,
When I know you think you're deceiving me
Yo conozco, ay, amor, tu voz impura
I know, oh, love, your impure voice
Y penetro en tu médula y entrañas.
And I penetrate your marrow and guts.
Cuando a mí llegas con los labios fríos
When you arrive with cold lips to me
Diciéndome razones a tu modo,
Telling me reasons in your own way,
Trato de calentarlos con los míos
I try to warm them up with mine
Sin ver que estás manchándome de lodo.
Without realizing that you're staining me with mud.
No hay llantos en tu amor ni voz de lira,
There are no tears or lyre voice in your love,
Y me conformo con lo que me toca
And I settle for what I get
En el reparto cruel de tu mentira.
In the cruel distribution of your lie.
Pero como en el fondo yo te quiero, yo te quiero,
But since deep down I love you, I love you,
Me duele que los besos de tu boca
It hurts me that the kisses of your mouth
Se vendan y se compren por dinero.
Are sold and bought for money.
¡Por dinero, por dinero!
For money, for money!
Contributed by Jasmine I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.