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.

Una Mirada
Rocío Jurado Lyrics

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Una mirada nace a veces triste
Y te derrumba todo,
Y mientras nace, está muriendo
Ya en una lágrima colmada de vacío,
Vacío, vacío.

Una mirada nace alegre a veces,
Y todo se ilumina,

Y mientra nace te alegra el corazón,
Te da la vida, te llena de esperanza,
Te llena, te llena.

(estribillo)

Pero hay miradas
Que te clavan
Como cuchillos,
Y que te envuelven
Y te acarician,
Que te desnudan
Y que te abrazan,
Que te traicionan
Y te sonrien,
Y que te hieren,
Y que te matan,
Y que te matan.

Una mirada nace a veces limpia
Y te serena el alma,
Y mientras nace, se lleva tu rencor

Hasta el olvido, te besa con ternura,
Te besa, te besa

Overall Meaning

The song "Una Mirada" by Rocío Jurado explores the power of a single glance. The lyrics describe how a gaze can have a profound impact on a person's emotional state, regardless of whether it is happy or sad. The opening lines describe how a sad look can bring everything tumbling down, and as it is born, it is already dying. The emptiness brought on by a glance is filled with tears that further amplify the sorrow. On the other hand, a happy gaze can bring light to everything and fill a person with hope and joy. The power of a look is clear, and the refrain emphasizes this by stating that some glances can cut like knives, envelope and caress you, undress and hug you, betray and smile at you, hurt and kill you. A gaze, both good and bad, can have an intense emotional impact on a person.

The song goes on to describe how a pure gaze can calm a person's soul and erase their grudges, taking them to a serene mind space. It emphasizes the power of looking and how it can change a person's mood and state of mind. The song encapsulates the intensity of love and pain that a single glance can bring, the depth of emotions that can be felt through this nonverbal communication, and how it can leave a lasting impression on a person.

Line by Line Meaning

Una mirada nace a veces triste
Sometimes a glance is born sad

Y te derrumba todo,
And it destroys everything for you,

Y mientras nace, está muriendo
And while it is born, it is dying

Ya en una lágrima colmada de vacío,
Already in a tear filled with emptiness,

Vacío, vacío.
Empty, empty

Una mirada nace alegre a veces,
Sometimes a glance is born happy

Y todo se ilumina,
And everything lights up,

Y mientra nace te alegra el corazón,
And while it is born, it makes your heart happy,

Te da la vida, te llena de esperanza,
It gives you life, it fills you with hope,

Te llena, te llena.
It fills you, it fills you

(estribillo)
(Chorus)