Rocio Durcal

Incorrect Name Of The Artist. Correct Rocío Dúrcal Rocío Dúrcal October 4 1944 - March 25 2006 Born As María De Los Ángeles De Las Heras Ortiz Was A Spanish Singer And Actress. Her Birth And Death Both Occurred In Madrid Spain. She Was Discovered In Singing Contests At The Age Of 15 And Offered A Role At 17 In Canción De Juventud. After Acting In Several Films She Married Filipino Singer Antonio Morales A.K.A. Júnior A Member Of The Pop Group Los Brincos. In 1975 After Having Two Of Her Three Children She Retired From The Film Industry And In 1977 Re-Launched Her Singing Career. She Recorded The First Of Several Albums Of Mexican Folk Ranchera Music Produced By Juan Gabriel Which Sold Millions Of Records Not Only In Mexico But Also Spain And The Rest Of Latin America. She Then Recorded A Mexican Music Album With Marco Antonio Solís And Had Similar Success. In 2001 Rocío Dúrcal Was Diagnosed With Uterine Cancer. In 2004 Her Doctors Discovered A Malignant Lesion Abnormal Cancerous Tissue In Her Lungs Which Was Treated With Chemotherapy. The Cancer Later Metastasized Spread Of Cancer Cells To Her Brain. After A Lengthy And Heroic Battle With Cancer Rocío Died In Her Home In Madrid On March 25 2006. She Influenced Many Other Female Mariachi Singers From Mexico As Well As The Hispanic Community Of The United States. read less