Rosa Morena (11 July 1940 – 4 December 2019) was a Spanish

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pop star who achieved international fame during the 1970s disco era, with the song, "Échale guindas al pavo". Morena was born in

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. Her career began at the age of 8. When she was 12 she debuted in

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and at the age of 15 she began a tour through the stages of

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, Latin America and

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, where she acted with artists like Frank Sinatra,

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

, Celia Cruz and Dean Martin. In New York, she was considered by the critics as "The best artist in the City of Skyscrapers".

Filmography

* ''Alborada en cartagena: El secreto de las esmeraldas'' (1966), co-starring Julio Pérez Tabernero, Arturo Correa and Enrique Pontón, directed by Sebastián Almeida. * ''Flor salvaje'' (1968), co-starring Luis Dávila, Antonio Prieto Puerto and

Mónica Randall Mónica Randall (born 1942) is a Spanish film actress. Randall has made some 110 appearances in film and TV since 1963. She appeared in numerous Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s in films such as '' One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Ringo'' and ...

, directed by Javier Setó. * ''Entre ríos y encinares'' (1971), documentary film directed by Julio Pérez Tabernero.

References

External links

Rosa Morena YouTube channel

Rosa Morena Gallery

Rosa Morena's complete filmography and discography
1941 births 2019 deaths People from Badajoz Spanish pop singers Flamenco singers Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in Spain Spanish women singers {{Spain-singer-stub