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.
Rocío de luna blanca
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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Del sur hasta el olvido,
Soy arena de playa silenciosa
Cuando él está dormido,
Soy viento de levante si él se va,
Soy dolor si él se ha ido,
Soy un rayo de luna en soledad
Y en el fondo del alma, soy Rocío.
Rocío de agua salada, sol y arena,
Rocío duende de Cádiz y piel morena,
Rocío de mil cantares
Bañados con azahares,
Rocío de la sonrisa y la pena,
Rocío de luna blanca,
Rocío de nubes negras,
Rocío desde la cuna y marinera,
Rocío de luna blanca,
Rocío de noches negras,
Rocío desde la cuna y marinera.
Soy el grito de un pueblo que se queja
Cantando bulerías,
Soy la novia secreta de un velero
Anclado en la bahía,
Soy el blanco desnudo de la cal
Y el verde del olivo,
Soy saeta doliente en un balcón
Y en el fondo del alma, soy Rocío.
The lyrics of Rocio Jurado's song Rocío De Luna Blanca describe the various elements that make up the persona of the singer - she is a mermaid of a sea that spills over from the south until it is forgotten, she is the silent beach sand when her loved one is asleep, she is the levante wind when he leaves, and she is the pain when he is gone. She is a ray of moonlight in solitude, and at the bottom of her soul, she is Rocío. This showcases the multifaceted nature of a person's identity - Rocio is not just one thing, but a collection of different emotions, experiences, and roles that she plays in her life.
Furthermore, the song also touches upon the different cultural and geographic influences that shape her identity. She is Rocío de mil cantares (Rocío of a thousand songs), which suggests that she is rooted in the musical traditions of her homeland. At the same time, she is also Rocío duende de Cádiz y piel morena (Rocío, gypsy of Cádiz with brown skin). This highlights the importance of her gypsy heritage and the place where she comes from. The lyrics then go on to describe her as the naked white of the lime and the green of the olive, which draws upon the landscape and natural beauty that surrounds her.
Line by Line Meaning
Soy sirena de un mar que se derrama Del sur hasta el olvido,
I am a mermaid of a sea that spills from the South to oblivion.
Soy arena de playa silenciosa Cuando él está dormido,
I am the silence of a beach when he is asleep.
Soy viento de levante si él se va,
I am the Levant wind if he goes away.
Soy dolor si él se ha ido,
I am pain if he has gone.
Soy un rayo de luna en soledad Y en el fondo del alma, soy Rocío.
I am a moonbeam in solitude and at the core of the soul, I am Rocío.
Rocío de agua salada, sol y arena,
Rocío of saltwater, sun and sand.
Rocío duende de Cádiz y piel morena,
Rocío, the spirit of Cádiz and tan skin.
Rocío de mil cantares Bañados con azahares,
Rocío of a thousand songs bathed in orange blossoms.
Rocío de la sonrisa y la pena,
Rocío of smiles and pain.
Rocío de luna blanca,
Rocío of white moonlight.
Rocío de nubes negras,
Rocío of black clouds.
Rocío desde la cuna y marinera,
Rocío from the cradle and of the sea.
Rocío de luna blanca,
Rocío of white moonlight.
Rocío de noches negras,
Rocío of black nights.
Rocío desde la cuna y marinera.
Rocío from the cradle and of the sea.
Soy el grito de un pueblo que se queja Cantando bulerías,
I am the shout of a people complaining while singing bulerías.
Soy la novia secreta de un velero Anclado en la bahía,
I am the secret bride of a sailboat anchored in the bay.
Soy el blanco desnudo de la cal Y el verde del olivo,
I am the naked whiteness of the lime and the green of the olive.
Soy saeta doliente en un balcón Y en el fondo del alma, soy Rocío.
I am a mournful arrow on a balcony and at the core of the soul, I am Rocío.
Contributed by Zachary L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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