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.
Quiero Olvidarte Ahora
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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De tanto soñar contigo.
Tu amor se hizo madrugada para mi sueño perdido.
Me sigue, me atormenta y sigue
Y siempre me persigue, tu amor
Parece que sin mí no vive
Y hace tiempo que ya acabó.
Queriendo escapar un día
Y como pájaro sin alas
Su nido lo hizo en mi vida
Mezclado en mis palabras vuela
Quiera yo o no quiera, tu amor
Y ser feliz no puedo nunca porque no me deja.
Por eso, quiero olvidarte ahora
Amor de mi vida entera
Buscar en la noche oscura nueva estrella.
Por eso, quiero olvidarte ahora
Amor de mi vida entera
Cambiar nuevas alegrías por mis penas
Quiero olvidarte ahora
Quiero olvidarte ahora
The lyrics to Rocio Jurado's song "Quiero Olvidarte Ahora" speaks of a past love that has become a burden to the singer. The love is described as being intertwined within the singer's being, causing them to dream and live in despair. The love is also described as being relentless, constantly pursuing the singer, despite the fact that it has long since ended. The love is a constant obstacle to the singer's happiness, preventing them from moving on and starting anew.
The singer then declares that they want to forget this love and move on with their life. They want to find a new star to guide them in the darkness, to replace the overwhelming presence of their past love. The singer yearns to replace their pain with new joys and embrace a brighter future. The lyrics convey the message that sometimes it is necessary to let go of the past in order to embrace the future and find happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu amor se me enredó en la almohada
Your love tangled up in my pillow from dreaming of you so much.
De tanto soñar contigo.
From constantly dreaming of you.
Tu amor se hizo madrugada para mi sueño perdido.
Your love became dawn for my lost dream.
Me sigue, me atormenta y sigue
It follows me, torments me, and still continues.
Y siempre me persigue, tu amor
And your love always pursues me.
Parece que sin mí no vive
It seems like it can't live without me.
Y hace tiempo que ya acabó.
But it ended a long time ago.
Tu amor se me enredó en el alma
Your love tangled up in my soul.
Queriendo escapar un día
Wanting to escape one day.
Y como pájaro sin alas
And like a bird without wings.
Su nido lo hizo en mi vida
Its nest made in my life.
Mezclado en mis palabras vuela
Mixed in my words, it flies.
Quiera yo o no quiera, tu amor
Whether I like it or not, your love.
Y ser feliz no puedo nunca porque no me deja.
And I can never be happy because it doesn't let me.
Por eso, quiero olvidarte ahora
That's why I want to forget you now.
Amor de mi vida entera
Love of my whole life.
Buscar en la noche oscura nueva estrella.
To search for a new star in the dark night.
Cambiar nuevas alegrías por mis penas
To exchange new joys for my sorrows.
Quiero olvidarte ahora
I want to forget you now.
Contributed by Arianna N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Maria Malagon
Cómo olvidar su voz que escucharla nos endulza el alma
Montse Martinez
Rocío descansa en paz no habrá una voz como tú.
fabian molina
Grande. Rocío....inolvidable....cómo ella...ninguna...
Javier Villamor Lugo
Una melodía muy de Julio Igesias y Ramón Arcusa en la cuerda. La voz entra y van entrando el sinte sobre todo que marca algún silencio. La canción que es en sí una progresión armónica ya oída hasta la saciedad, tiene el único aliciente que los arreglos. ❤
Javier C.Román
Grandísimo tema de Manuel Alejandro cantado por la mejor voz.
Antonio Ibarra
Es cómo si me estuviera cantando al oído, me produce demasiadas sensaciones, me llega a lo más fondo de mi pecho. La más grande de todas...
natalia rubirosa
Rocio eres la mejor de todas, me encantan tus canciones
Javier Restrepo Gomez
La más grande de España la voz del siglo 20
Juanbisbi Mohedano Jurado
MAGINIFICA!!!!
Vian Dawood
Love it sooo much