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Rocío Jurado

Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006)

Born
September 18, 1944
Died
June 1, 2006
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1944

About Rocío Jurado

María del Rocío Mohedano Jurado, simply known as Rocío Jurado, was a Spanish singer and actress. Nicknamed La más grande ("The Greatest"), Rocío Jurado sold more than 16 million records, making her one of the best-selling Spanish female singers. At home, Rocío Jurado learned to love music; her first public performance was at the age of eight, in a play at Colegio La Divina Pastora. Pastora Imperio immediately hired Rocío for the tablao (flamenco stage) she ran: El Duende, one of the first of the tablaos period. In 2000, in New York City, she won the prize "La voz del Milenio" for best female voice of the 20th century.

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The world when Rocío Jurado was born

Rocío Jurado was born in 1944. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rocío Jurado's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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