Micaela Rodríguez Cuesta (19 June 1935 – 29 March 1991), known professionally as Mikaela, was a Spanish singer and actress. She began her film career in 1956 and played her first starring role in the Spanish film ''
The Red Rose'' (1960).
Her
signature song
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, "La luna y el toro" (1964), was a number-one hit in Spain and earned her an award in 1965.
She died on 29 March 1991 from
leucemia.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Life of Agustín Lara
''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Agustín Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the li ...
'' (1959)
* ''
The Red Rose'' (1960)
* ''
Queen of the Tabarin Club
''Queen of the Tabarin Club'' ( es, La reina del Tabarín / ) is a 1960 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Mikaela, Yves Massard and Dora Doll. It follows the adventures of a troupe of travelling musicians in the 1 ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Duello nel Texas
''Duello nel Texas'', also known as ''Gunfight at Red Sands'' and ''Gringo'', is a 1963 Italian/Spanish international co-production directed by Ricardo Blasco and Mario Caiano, and produced by Albert Band
Albert Band (May 7, 1924 – June 14, 2 ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965)
* ''
Madamigella di Maupin
''Madamigella di Maupin'' is a 1966 Italian adventure film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It is loosely based on the life of Mademoiselle de Maupin and the novel with the same name by Théophile Gautier.
Cast
* Catherine Spaak as Magdeleine d ...
'' (1966)
* ''
High Season for Spies
''High Season for Spies'' (german: Sechs Pistolen jagen Professor Z, translation=''Six Pistols to Hunt Professor Z'') is a 1966 Eurospy film directed by Julio Coll and starring Antonio Vilar, Letícia Román and Peter van Eyck. It was made as a co ...
'' (1966)
References
External links
Mikaela (official site)*
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1935 births
1991 deaths
20th-century Spanish actresses
20th-century Spanish singers
20th-century Spanish women singers
Actresses from Andalusia
Singers from Andalusia
Deaths from leukemia
Musicians from Seville
Actors from Seville
Spanish film actresses