{{Short description|Spanish singer (1941–2019)}} {{About||the 2010 film|Rosa Morena (film)}} {{family name hatnote|Pulgarín|González|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rosa Morena | image = Rosa_Morena_(1973).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Rosa Morena in 1973 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Manuela Pulgarín González | birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|07|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|12|4|1941|07|11|df=yes}} | death_place = Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain | instrument = Vocals | genre = Flamenco pop | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|dancer|actress|model}} | years_active = 1949–2019 | label = {{hlist|Discos Belter|Columbia}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Lola Flores|Antonio Molina|Carmen Sevilla|Frank Sinatra|Ella Fitzgerald|Celia Cruz|Dean Martin|Sammy Davis, Jr.}} }}
'''Rosa Morena''' (11 July 1941 – 4 December 2019)<ref>[https://www.hoy.es/badajoz/muere-cantante-rosa-20191204225345-nt.html Muere en Badajoz la cantante Rosa Morena] {{in lang|es}}</ref> 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.
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 City, she was considered by the critics as "The best artist in the City of Skyscrapers".<ref>[https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/musica/2019/12/05/5de93bf5fc6c834f6f8b45b4.html Muere Rosa Morena, considerada una de las precursoras del flamenco pop español de los 70] {{in lang|es}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4"> Rosa_Morena_(1977).jpg|Rosa Morena, 1977 Rosa_Morena_(Festival_de_Montjuich_72').jpg|Rosa Morena at Festival de Montjuich, 1972 Rosa_Morena_(años_60).jpg|Rosa Morena in the 1960s Rosa_Morena_-_Premio_de_la_Critica_de_Nueva_York.jpg|Rosa Morena receiving the New York Critics Award </gallery>
==Filmography== * ''Alborada en cartagena: El secreto de las esmeraldas'' (1966), co-starring Julio Pérez Tabernero, Arturo Correa and Enrique Pontón, directed by Sebastián Almeida.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alborada en cartagena: (el secreto de las esmeraldas)|url=http://www.cinelatinoamericano.org/ficha.aspx?cod=2844|work=Portal del Cine y el Audiovisual Latinamerocano y Caribeño|publisher=Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano|accessdate=12 July 2012|language=Spanish}}</ref> * ''Flor salvaje'' (1968), co-starring Luis Dávila, Antonio Prieto Puerto and Mónica Randall, directed by Javier Setó.<ref>{{cite web|title=FLOR SALVAJE (1965)|url=http://cineymax.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45651:flor-salvaje&catid=105:f&Itemid=100004|work=Cineymax.com|publisher=Cineymax.com|accessdate=12 July 2012|language=Spanish|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141126/http://cineymax.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45651:flor-salvaje&catid=105:f&Itemid=100004|url-status=dead}}</ref> * ''Entre ríos y encinares'' (1971), documentary film directed by Julio Pérez Tabernero.<ref>{{cite web|title=Entre RÍos Y Encinares, Película|url=http://www.depeliculasgratis.com/pelicula/entre-rios-y-encinares|work=DePeliculasGratis.com|publisher=DePeliculasGratis.com|accessdate=12 July 2012|language=Spanish}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/RosaMorenaTV Rosa Morena YouTube channel] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosamorenatv/ Rosa Morena Gallery] * [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/rosa_morena Rosa Morena's complete filmography and discography]
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