Rosa Morena (11 July 1940 – 4 December 2019)[1] was a Spanish flamenco pop star who achieved international fame during the 1970s disco era, with the song, "Échale guindas al pavo". Morena was born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

Rosa Morena
Rosa Morena in 1973
Background information
Birth name	Manuela Pulgarín González
Born	(1940-07-11)11 July 1940 Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Died	4 December 2019(2019-12-04) (aged 78) Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Genres	Flamenco Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer dancer actress model
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1953–2019
Labels	Discos Belter Columbia

Her career began at the age of 8. When she was 12 she debuted in Madrid and at the age of 15 she began a tour through the stages of France, Belgium, Latin America and United States, where she acted with artists like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Celia Cruz and Dean Martin. In New York, she was considered by the critics as "The best artist in the City of Skyscrapers".[2]

Filmography

• Alborada en cartagena: El secreto de las esmeraldas (1966), co-starring Julio Pérez Tabernero, Arturo Correa and Enrique Pontón, directed by Sebastián Almeida.[3]
• Flor salvaje (1968), co-starring Luis Dávila, Antonio Prieto Puerto and Mónica Randall, directed by Javier Setó.[4]
• Entre ríos y encinares (1971), documentary film directed by Julio Pérez Tabernero.[5]

References[6]

External links

• Rosa Morena YouTube channel
• Rosa Morena Gallery
• Rosa Morena's complete filmography and discography

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