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.
QUÉ PADRE ES LA VIDA
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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veces nos sorprende con sus vueltas y revueltas, tal y como se refleja en la canción "Qué padre es la vida" de Rocío Jurado. La letra habla de los altibajos de la vida, las oportunidades y retos que ofrece, y cómo debemos aprovechar al máximo lo que se nos presenta. La cantante expresa un profundo agradecimiento a la vida en sí misma, y a todo lo que ésta nos ofrece, al proclamar que "qué padre es la vida, qué suerte he tenido yo de estar aquí".
El estribillo de la canción es especialmente conmovedor, cuando Rocío canta "qué no daría yo por vivir la vida otra vez, desde el principio", expresando el deseo de volver a experimentar todo lo que la vida tiene que ofrecer, incluso en sus momentos más difíciles. La canción, con su ritmo alegre y optimista, es un recordatorio de que la vida es hermosa y debe ser valorada como la oportunidad única que es.
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