Mikaela | |
Birth Name: | Micaela Rodríguez Cuesta |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1935 |
Birth Place: | Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
Death Place: | Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
Occupation: | Singer, actress |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Years Active: | 1956–1988 |
Micaela Rodríguez Cuesta (19 June 1935 – 29 March 1991), known professionally as Mikaela, was a Spanish singer and actress.[1] She began her film career in 1956 and played her first starring role in the Spanish film The Red Rose (1960).[2] Her signature song, "La luna y el toro" (1964), was a number-one hit in Spain and earned her an award in 1965.[3] She died on 29 March 1991 from leucemia.[4]