She was born in Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain and was nicknamed "The Greatest".
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.
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Tus Cinco Toritos Negros
Rocio Jurado Lyrics
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Tus cinco toritos negros,
Toritos negros tus ojos,
Torito negro tu pelo,
Torito negro tu boca,
Torito negro tu beso
Y el mas negro de los cinco
Tu cuerpo, tu cuerpo, torito negro.
Deja, que no quiero verte,
Dejame, que no te quiero.
Barreras puse a mis ojos,
Tus ojos me las rompieron,
Barreras puse a mi boca,
Tu boca las hizo lenos
Y puse barreras duras
De zarzamora a mi cuerpo
Y salto, y salto sobre la zarza
El tuyo, torito negro.
Deja, que no quiero verte,
Dejame, dejame que no te quiero.
Cien voces en mi garganta
Gritandome que te quiero
Y yo, mentira infinita,
Negando que no te quiero,
Pero aunque pongan barreras
De zarzamora a mi cuerpo
Para que nunca la salten
Tus cinco toritos negros.
Toritos negros tus ojos,
Torito negro tu pelo,
Torito negro tu boca,
Torito negro tu beso
Y el mas negro de los cinco
Tu cuerpo, tu cuerpo, torito negro.
Te quise, siempre te quise,
Te quise, te quise siempre, te quiero,
Te quiero, te quiero, te quiero,
Ay, ay, como te quiero.
The lyrics to Rocio Jurado's "Tus Cinco Toritos Negros" express the struggle between the singer's feelings and their senses. The five black bulls in the title represent the five senses that are overpowered by the intensity of the subject's presence. The bulls are a metaphor for the overpowering emotional and physical sensations that the singer experiences in the presence of the subject of the song.
The song talks about the barriers the singer puts up to protect themselves from the subject, but ultimately cannot resist the temptation and the attraction. The lyrics describe the subject's physical features as all black, which could represent their enigmatic and mysterious personality. Even though the singer denies their love for the subject, they cannot hide the fact that they are madly in love and that the subject's presence overtakes all of their senses.
Line by Line Meaning
Contra mis cinco sentidos,
Against my five senses,
Tus cinco toritos negros,
Your five black little bulls,
Toritos negros tus ojos,
Your eyes, black little bulls,
Torito negro tu pelo,
Your hair, black little bull,
Torito negro tu boca,
Your mouth, black little bull,
Torito negro tu beso
Your kiss, black little bull,
Y el mas negro de los cinco
And the blackest of the five
Tu cuerpo, tu cuerpo, torito negro.
Your body, your body, black little bull.
Deja, que no quiero verte,
Leave, I don't want to see you,
Dejame, que no te quiero.
Leave me, I don't love you.
Barreras puse a mis ojos,
I put up barriers to my eyes,
Tus ojos me las rompieron,
Your eyes broke them down,
Barreras puse a mi boca,
I put up barriers to my mouth,
Tu boca las hizo llenos
Your mouth filled them up,
Y puse barreras duras
And I put up tough barriers
De zarzamora a mi cuerpo
Of blackberry bushes to my body
Y salto, y salto sobre la zarza
And you jump, and you jump over the bush
El tuyo, torito negro.
Yours, black little bull.
Cien voces en mi garganta
One hundred voices in my throat
Gritandome que te quiero
Screaming that I love you
Y yo, mentira infinita,
And me, infinite lie,
Negando que no te quiero,
Denying I don't love you,
Pero aunque pongan barreras
But even if they put up barriers
De zarzamora a mi cuerpo
Of blackberry bushes to my body
Para que nunca la salten
So they can never jump over it,
Tus cinco toritos negros.
Your five black little bulls.
Toritos negros tus ojos,
Your eyes, black little bulls,
Torito negro tu pelo,
Your hair, black little bull,
Torito negro tu boca,
Your mouth, black little bull,
Torito negro tu beso
Your kiss, black little bull,
Y el mas negro de los cinco
And the blackest of the five
Tu cuerpo, tu cuerpo, torito negro.
Your body, your body, black little bull.
Te quise, siempre te quise,
I loved you, always loved you,
Te quise, te quise siempre, te quiero,
I loved you, always loved you, I love you,
Te quiero, te quiero, te quiero,
I love you, I love you, I love you,
Ay, ay, como te quiero.
Oh, oh, how I love you.
Writer(s): Manuel Benitez Carrasco, Juan Solano Pedrero
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