María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado September 18, 1944 – June 1, 2006)… Read Full Bio ↴María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado September 18, 1944 – June 1, 2006) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain and was nicknamed "La más grande" ("The Greatest"). Jurado was once married to boxer Pedro Carrasco, with whom she had a daughter, Rocío Carrasco. Divorced, she married bullfighter José Ortega Cano, and they adopted two children, Gloria Camila and José Fernando. In 2001, Pedro Carrasco died of cardiorespiratory failure

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.

Soy como Soy
Rocío Jurado Lyrics

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Soy como soy, una mujer contraditoria,
Una tormenta plácida, pero contigo soy distinta
Hasta tal punto que casi no sé ni quien soy.

Estribillo

Que tonto amor que va debilitándome
Cambiando el tono de mi voz.

Que sabio amor que va domesticándome
Sin dejar de ser yo.

Soy como soy, un sentimiento sin sentido,

Un falso beso auténtico pero contigo aquí
Me vuelvo tan distinta que casi no sé ni quien soy.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rocío Jurado's song Soy como Soy speak of a woman who struggles with her own contradictions, trying to define herself and understand who she is. She describes herself as a "placid storm", seemingly calm but with powerful emotions inside. When she is with the person she loves, she feels different and transformed, to the point that she almost loses herself completely. However, she also acknowledges the wisdom of her love, which is able to tame her without changing who she fundamentally is. The lyrics emphasize the complexity and the fluidity of human identity, showing that we are constantly evolving and adapting to different circumstances, yet always retaining some essential part of ourselves.

Line by Line Meaning

Soy como soy, una mujer contraditoria,
I'm a woman who's full of contradictions, a complex blend of different characteristics.

Una tormenta plácida, pero contigo soy distinta
I'm usually calm, but when I'm with you I become a different person, full of passion and energy.

Hasta tal punto que casi no sé ni quien soy.
I become so lost in my feelings and emotions with you that I sometimes don't even recognize myself.

Que tonto amor que va debilitándome
Love can make me feel foolish and vulnerable, weakening my resolve and testing my strength.

Cambiando el tono de mi voz.
It can even affect the way I speak and interact with people, altering the sound and tone of my voice.

Que sabio amor que va domesticándome
Yet, love can also be wise and nurturing, helping me to grow and develop as a person.

Sin dejar de ser yo.
And through it all, I never lose sight of who I am at my core, even as my thoughts and feelings change and evolve.

Soy como soy, un sentimiento sin sentido,
Sometimes, my emotions and impulses seem irrational or irrational, hard to explain or understand.

Un falso beso auténtico pero contigo aquí
I might even do things that seem contradictory or inauthentic at times, like giving a false but genuine-seeming kiss with you.

Me vuelvo tan distinta que casi no sé ni quien soy.
But again, with you, I become someone else entirely, lost in a world of emotions and sensations that make me feel almost unrecognizable to myself.

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