34 Facts About Rosa Carmina

Rosa Carmina Riveron Jimenez was born on November 19,1929 and is a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.

Rosa Carmina was discovered in Cuba by the Spanish filmmaker Juan Orol, and made her debut in Mexican cinema in Orol's film A Woman from the East in 1946.

Rosa Carmina quickly achieved great popularity in the Mexico thanks to her talent, demeanor, and unconventional stature.

Additionally, Rosa Carmina was one of the principal stars of the Rumberas film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.

Rosa Carmina is known under the name Her Majesty The Rumba.

Rosa Carmina Riveron Jimenez was born in Havana, Cuba on November 19,1929.

Rosa Carmina launched a competition in Havana where about five hundred girls attended.

Rosa Carmina was unable to find an actress to play the character of a Japanese spy in the film A Woman from the East, so he decided to return to Mexico.

Orol fell for Rosa Carmina and offered her a contract to star in three films in Mexico.

Rosa Carmina initially rejected the offer, but was eventually convinced by Orol.

Rosa Carmina decided to travel with him to Mexico accompanied by her family.

Rosa Carmina took acting classes at the workshop of master Seki Sano.

Rosa Carmina began her artistic career in the Mexican Cinema starring the film A Woman from East, directed by Juan Orol.

Rosa Carmina had signed a contract to film two more films with Orol.

Rosa Carmina continued her filmic collaborations next to Juan Orol in three more films: Crime Syndicate, Under the Fear Influence and Dangerous Secretary.

At this studio, Rosa Carmina had the opportunity to make dramatic films with very different plots: she filmed movies like Treacherous, with Fernando fernandez; In the Flesh, with Ruben Rojo; Ladies Specialist, with Rafael Baledon; Voyager, again with Fernandez, and The Second Woman, with Antonio Aguilar, among others.

Rosa Carmina was originally considered to star in the film un extrano en la escalera, directed by the filmmaker Tulio Demicheli, next to Arturo de Cordova.

However, Rosa Carmina rejected the project to join a new film project with Orol.

From this point on, Rosa Carmina performed musical numbers only sporadically in her films.

In 1956, Rosa Carmina received an offer to make a film in France with actress Viviane Romance, but because the movie would contain lesbian scenes, Juan Orol recommended that she reject the project.

Rosa Carmina's career stands out because of her versatility in working in different genres while keeping the same success with the public.

Rosa Carmina was part of the era of the Luchador films for her involvement in films like The Last Fight and The White Shadow.

Rosa Carmina ventured into the fantasy and horror film genres in films like The Cobra Mystery, Infernal Face and Macabre Footprint.

In 1974, Rosa Carmina met for the last time with Juan Orol in the film Mexico by Night, where they made their last appearance Sandra and the serie of characters created by Orol to his classic films.

However, they realized that Rosa Carmina was too physically attractive to play an obese and decadent woman.

In 1981, Rosa Carmina appeared in the Arturo Ripstein film Rastro de muerte.

In 1992, Rosa Carmina was considered for a role in the film The Years of Greta.

Rosa Carmina performed in arenas, stadiums, cabaret, public theaters and nightclubs around Central and South America, which achieved significant success in an era when the television was not yet considered a mass medium.

Rosa Carmina has had a very selective presence on Mexican television.

Rosa Carmina was one of the first figures to present a musical show on Mexican television.

Rosa Carmina played a minor character and got her role due to her friendship with the soap opera's writer Carlos Romero.

Rosa Carmina was initially considered to be part of the cast of the telenovela Marimar.

However, Rosa Carmina rejected the project and was replaced by Ana Luisa Peluffo.

Rosa Carmina's first husband, Francisco Morales Llanes, was a military and head of the "intelligence" in Cuba during World War II.