Rosita Fornés

Rosita Fornés was born on Feb 11, 1923 in USA. Rosita Fornés's big-screen debut came with Piel canela directed by Juan José Ortega in 1953.

Rosita Fornés was born in New York City on February 11, 1923. She was taken to Cuba by her Catalonian-Spanish parents when she was two. Her birth name was Rosalía Lourdes Elisa Palet Bonavia. Fornés became her surname at age 15 at the request of her step-father, who helped raise her from the age of 2. Fornes first won critical acclaim as a singer after winning the best prize at a widely-known Cuban talent contest (La Corte Suprema del Arte) in 1938.