Teresa María

María Teresa Heras Garuz (1944 – August 31, 2025), better known as Teresa María, was a Spanish singer and voice actress.  

Life and career

Garuz was born in Garrapinillos, in Zaragoza.[1] She moved to Barcelona, where she began her training as a singer. In 1962 she recorded her first album for the SAEF label, where she covered some international hits of the time. A year later she participated in the Mediterranean Song Festival with the song "En Roma", reaching the final of the contest.[2]

In 1964 she participated in the Spanish national final to select the song and participants of the Eurovision Song Contest that was to be held in Copenhagen in the same year. The final was held within the framework of the Spanish Television program Gran parada. The winner was chosen through voting postcards.[3]  Due to public support, she won the contest together with the singer Michel, both performing the song "Caracola" by composer Fina de Calderón, but ultimately neither of them would represent Spain in the contest, as Spanish Television decided internally to send the Italian-Uruguayan trio Los TNT.[4]

During the 1960s, she recorded a number of albums, whilst also working on the Spanish dubbing of the musical films, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Doctor Dolittle among others.[5]

Personal life and death

Garuz had a son, Daniel Carbonell Heras (born 6 August 1972), better known as musician Macaco.[6]

Garuz died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in August 2025 at the age of 81.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Teresa María - La Fonoteca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Hemeroteca - La Vanguardia - Home". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ^ "www.eurosongcontest.net - Historia España ESC". eurosongcontest.net. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Los TNT". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ^ Bonet, Alex. "eldoblaje.com - la web del doblaje en España". www.eldoblaje.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ^ Fanjul, Sergio C. (27 October 2024). "La bruma del alzhéimer de María Teresa Heras, voz de Mary Poppins y madre del músico Macaco". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Muere la madre de Dani Macaco y el cantante comparte un emotivo mensaje: "Te esperaste a que estuviéramos todos"". Divinity. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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