In both films Rosa Carmina plays the femme fatale, the object of the conflict between the male characters in the story, a situation that contributes to elevate to star as one of the most representative sex symbols of the Mexican cinema of the time. Both this film and its sequel, Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1948), are now considered cult films in the Gangster film genre, and have an important place in several film libraries around the world. Her third film made with Orol was Gangster's Kingdom (1947). Her second project was Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl (1947). Rosa had signed a contract to film two more films with Orol. Rosa Carmina began her artistic career in the Mexican Cinema starring the film A Woman from East (1946), directed by Juan Orol. Rosa Carmina also took acting classes at the workshop of master Seki Sano. Later, he sent for choreographers from Africa.
Juan Orol taught her his best dance moves. Rosa decided to travel with him to Mexico accompanied by her family. She initially rejected the offer, but was eventually convinced by Orol. Orol fell for Rosa and offered her a contract to star in three films in Mexico. Upon meeting Rosa the next day, Orol claimed to have felt a great emotion, and thought to himself: She is the Woman from the East. Brion had come by invitation to the graduation celebration of Juanita Riverón, Rosa's sister, where he heard Rosa Carmina sing. However, Orol unexpectedly received a call from Enrique Brion, his agent in Cuba. He 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. He launched a competition in Havana where about five hundred girls attended (among the contestants were the future stars Ninón Sevilla and Mary Esquivel). Orol then traveled to Cuba to search for a new star for his films. In 1946 the famous Spanish producer, director and film actor Juan Orol divorced the Cuban rumbera María Antonieta Pons, ending their film collaboration in the Mexican Cinema. From an early age she showed interest in dancing, and studied at the School of Dance in Cuba.
Daughter of Juán Bruno Riverón and Encarnacion Jimenez and the youngest of four brothers. Rosa Carmina Riverón Jimenez was born in Havana, Cuba on November 19, 1929. She is also known under the name Her Majesty The Rumba. Thanks to her film collaboration with Orol, she was known as The Queen of the Gangsters of Mexican cinema. In the 1980s and 1990s she appeared in some Mexican telenovelas. In her versatile career, Rosa Carmina has worked in various film genres, as well as theater and television. Among her principal Rumberas films are Tania, the Beautiful Wild Girl (1947), Wild Love (1949), In the Flesh (1951), Voyager (1952) and Sandra, the Woman of Fire (1954), among others. 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. Among these are the classic Gangsters Versus Cowboys (1948), considered one of the best Mexican films and considered a Cult film in several film clubs around the world. For several years, she was part of the film crew of Juan Orol in his best Gangster films. She quickly achieved great popularity in the Mexico thanks to her talent, demeanor, and unconventional stature (being very tall for an actresses of the time). She 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 Riverón Jiménez (born November 19, 1929) is a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.