Rocio Durcal

Brown-haired and brown-eyed, Rocio Durcal was born María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz on 3 October 1945 in Madrid, Spain. She was Spanish and Caucasian, and she identified as straight. Her career as a musician began in 1959, when she was around 13 years old, and it stretched over 47 years until her death on 25 March 2006 at the age of 60.

Durcal performed pop music, bolero, mariachi, and romantic ballads, earning widespread recognition across Mexico and Latin America. She became known as the Reina de las Rancheras, or "Queen of Rancheras," and is often regarded as one of the greatest Spanish singers of all time. In 1999, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and in 2005 she received a Latin Grammy Award for musical excellence. That same year, she was given the Life Achievement Award at Spain's Music Awards by the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her at number 139 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. She remains a significant figure in Spanish and Latin American music.