Rosa "Rosita" Arenas (born 19 August 1933) is a Mexican actress whose film career was most prominent during the 1950s and 1960s. She is one of the last divas of the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

. She was born in

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

, Venezuela, the daughter of Spanish actor Miguel Arenas. At age 16, she was named ''Reina de la Primavera'' (Queen of the Spring), and subsequently made her film debut in ''

Anacleto se divorcia ''Anacleto Gets Divorced'' (Spanish: ''Anacleto se divorcia'') is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Joselito Rodríguez and starring Carlos Orellana, Rosita Arenas and Rita Montaner. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film' ...

'' (1950). She received more important roles in '' ¡¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?!'' (1951), with

Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema. Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 Apri ...

and Luis Aguilar, and ''El señor fotógrafo'' (1953), with

Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely accomplished Mexican comedian and is well ...

. She also tried her hand at singing; in ''

Los chiflados del rock and roll ''Los chiflados del rock and roll'' () is a 1957 Mexican musical comedy film, directed by José Díaz Morales, starring Luis Aguilar, Agustín Lara, and Pedro Vargas. The supporting cast includes Eulalio González, Lina Salomé, Delia Magaña, a ...

'' (1957), she sang the songs "Se me hizo fácil", "Serenata huasteca", and "Qué manera de perder".

Selected filmography

* ''

Anacleto Gets Divorced ''Anacleto Gets Divorced'' (Spanish: ''Anacleto se divorcia'') is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Joselito Rodríguez and starring Carlos Orellana, Rosita Arenas and Rita Montaner. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Shrew ''The Shrew'' (Spanish: ''Fierecilla'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Rosita Arenas, Domingo Soler and Carlos López Moctezuma. The plot was inspired by Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''.Vital ...

'' (1951) * '' The Minister's Daughter'' (1952) * ''

Your Memory and Me ''Your Memory and Me'' (Spanish: ''Tu recuerdo y yo'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado.Amador p.128 Cast * Rosita Arenas * Lupe Carriles * Agustín Isunza * Raúl Martínez * Diana Ochoa * Chula Prieto * ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Plebeian ''The Plebeian'' (Spanish: ''El plebeyo'') is a 1953 Mexican drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this ki ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Photographer A photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and ty ...

'' (1953) * ''

Night and Dawn ''Night and Dawn'' (Spanish: ''La noche y el alba'') is a 1958 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and starring Francisco Rabal, Zully Moreno and Manuel Alexandre.Bentley p.124 Plot Pedro is a street photographer who fought on th ...

'' (1958)

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* 1933 births Living people 20th-century Mexican actresses Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexican women singers Actresses from Caracas {{Mexico-singer-stub