Rocío Jurado Dia

María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈθi.o xuˈɾaðo], born 18 September 1946 – died 1 June 2006) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed “La más grande” (“The Greatest”).

She 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 Ortega Mohedano and José Fernando Ortega Mohedano.

In 2000 in New York, she won the prize La voz del Milenio for best female voice of the 20th century. Rocio Jurado sold more than 25 million records, and she received 150 gold discs and 63 platinum discs.

 

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