María Jiménez, Spanish singer and author of “Se acabó”, died at the age of 73

The Spanish singer Maria Jimenez, famous for torn songs like “It’s over”, in which machismo was addressed, died this morning in her hometown, Seville, at the age of 73. After more than fifty years on stage and television sets, the artist, born in the popular Triana neighborhood in the Andalusian capital, will be honored by all Sevillians starting today at the city council, where she will will install her burning chapel, until tomorrow she is buried.

The artist, who in 2022 was recognized with the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts in Spain, also made a career in Latin America, and in countries like Mexico she became popular with “Se acabó”, which recounted the end of a relationship of ill-treatment, and that it was one of his first successes.

Born into a very humble family, she started in a flamenco tablao at the age of 15 in Barcelona and triumphed in the 70s and 80s of the last century with her personal voice, her way of dancing and her grit on stage. She recorded 20 albums and was also an icon in the fight against abuse.

María Jiménez herself acknowledged having been a victim of sexist violence during her marriage to the Spanish actor Pepe Sancho, very popular for his role as “the student” in the series “Curro Jiménez”, about an Andalusian bandit, and with whom he married twice, one of them in Costa Rica.

He released his first album in 1975 and a year later his second album came out; In this decade, fame came to her with songs like “Con coup de pecho”, “Vámonos”, “I don’t know if I will live” and “It’s over” (1978).

One of his best professional moments was the achievement, in 1979, of the second prize at the Yamaha International Festival (Japan), with his song “Sensation”, arranged by Gualberto García.

In April 1982, her first film “Forgive me, love”, by director Luis García Valdivieso, premiered in Seville and in which she worked with her husband, actor Pepe Sancho.

He also participated in the television series “All men are equal”, but in 1992 he began an eight-year professional hiatus, until his return in 2000 with a new compilation album “40 great songs”.

With information from EFE