Marisol
Josefa Flores González (born 4 February 1948), known professionally as Marisol or Pepa Flores, is a retired Spanish singer and actress who was an evolving icon in Spain since her first appearance in 1960 as a child star until her retreat from the spotlight in 1985.
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Marisol

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- Name
- Marisol
- Birth Name
- Josefa Flores González
- Born
- 4 February 1948
- Birthplace
- Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
- Occupation
- Singer, actress
- Awards
- Best Actress, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1978)
- Full name
- Josefa Flores González.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Josefa Flores González (born 4 February 1948), known professionally as Marisol or Pepa Flores, is a retired Spanish singer and actress who was an evolving icon in Spain since her first appearance in 1960 as a child star until her retreat from the spotlight in 1985.
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Biography
Biography
Marisol worked between 1960 and 1985 across actor, singer, film actor, recording artist and musician. This article rests on 18 catalogued compositions, 13 published texts, 17 issued recordings and 35 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Marisol • Birth Name — Josefa Flores González • Born — 4 February 1948 • Birthplace — Málaga, Andalusia, Spain • Other Names — Pepa Flores • Occupation — Singer, actress • Years Active — 1960–1985 • Partner — Massimo Stecchini (since 1987) • Children — 3, including María and Celia Flores (singer) • Mother — María González • Father — Juan Flores • Awards — Best Actress, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1978) • Notable Works — A Ray of Light, Blood Wedding, Carmen
Early life
Early life
Marisol was born Josefa Flores González on 4 February 1948 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. From early childhood, she demonstrated a love of singing and flamenco dance, that was passed down to her by her grandmother, Victoria. The girl entered a choir and dance group named Los joselitos del cante belonging to the Sección Femenina's national organization Coros y Danzas de España. In 1959, she was discovered by film producer Manuel Goyanes. One of her first televised performances with Los joselitos del cante was seen by his daughter Mari Carmen Goyanes, and she convinced her father that the girl she had seen on television was the actress and singer they needed. The producer convinced Pepa Flores's parents, and she ultimately signed an exclusive contract with him.
Early career
Early career
The career of Marisol, her artistic name, had just begun. She received dance, acting, and declamation classes taught by the best teachers, with the idea of making her the star of children's and youth cinema. For her first film, A Ray of Light (directed by Luis Lucia, 1960), a huge merchandising campaign was organized around the new star, with books, dolls, cards, and all kinds of objects with the girl's image. Each film premiere included a tour of Spain and Hispanic countries to promote it, with all kinds of events creating tumults and crowds at the airports. Television appearances, interviews, and hundreds of photo shoots, in addition to the film shootings, prevented her from having a childhood like that of any other girl. Columbia Pictures wanted to buy the rights to Manuel Goyanes to continue exploiting her artistic career, but the producer rejected the proposal. Luis Lucia propelled her to national stardom in her two following films An Angel Has Arrived (1961) and Tómbola (1962). She was extremely popular in Spain and Latin America.
As a singer
As a singer
• Illustration — On the Dutch Rudy Carrell Show, 1962 She also established herself as a singer thanks to the songs she performed in her films. Some of her best-known songs from her first three films were "Tómbola (song)", "Corre, corre caballito", "Bambina", "Ola, ola, ola", "Estando contigo", "Chiquitina", and "Nueva melodía". In 1963 she starred in Marisol rumbo a Río, where she played twins (similar to Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap) and sang "Bossanova junto a ti", "Muchachita", "¡Oh, Tony!", and "Guajiras". Marisol co-starred with Robert Conrad the 1964 film La nueva Cenicienta, in which she sang "Me conformo". Mel Ferrer directed her in Cabriola in 1965, where she sang "Cabriola", "¡Ay, vagabundo, "Ya no me importas nada", and "Sevillanas". She appeared in the 1964 film Búsqueme a esa chica with Dúo Dinámico. The film had biographical elements, featuring Marisol singing "Mi pequeña estrella", "Typical Spanish", and "Solo a ti". She appeared in the 1964 film La historia de Bienvenido, a story about a donkey.
As an actress
As an actress
In 1967, Marisol starred in the comedy Las cuatro bodas de Marisol, as the daughter of actress Isabel Garcés, and sang "La Boda", "Johnny", "Belen, Belen" (featuring Peret), and "La Tarara" (inspired by a García Lorca poem). She appeared in Solos los dos (1968), where she sang "La nieve" (her most popular song in South America, composed by Juan Pardo and Rocío Dúrcal's husband, Júnior). In 1969, she appeared in the unsuccessful Carola de día, Carola de noche and in the musical comedy El taxi de los conflictos, where she sang "Corazón contento", a song composed by Palito Ortega. Marisol received the Best Actress Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for her role in Los días del pasado (1978). She also appeared in The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem; The Girl from the Red Cabaret (1973) with Mel Ferrer, and El poder del deseo (1975) with Pilar Bardem. As an adult, Marisol changed her stage name to her given name, Pepa Flores and appeared in Carlos Saura's Blood Wedding (based on García Lorca's play), and in Carmen (1983). She played the title role of Mariana Pineda in the Televisión Española (TVE) series Proceso a Mariana Pineda in 1984, and was applauded for her lead role in the 1985's Caso cerrado, one of the first films featuring Antonio Banderas. Pablo Mérida and Paloma Blanco Aristín in their book El cine español credit Saura with succeeding to bring Marisol out of retirement/seclusion to star in Blood Wedding and Carmen. Then, Caso cerrado was advertised as her comeback feature, but after its failure she had to play "cat-and-mouse" with the media in San Sebastián where she stayed for three days. According to some, it was the movie's flop that led to her definitive retirement.
Personal life and family
Personal life and family
On 16 May 1969, Marisol married Carlos Goyanes Perojo, son of her producer. They separated in 1972. In 1973, she started a relationship with dancer Antonio Gades, and she has three daughters with him. María Esteve, the eldest, is an actress, and Celia Flores (singer), the youngest, is a pop flamenco singer. After her divorce from Goyanes, Flores and Gades married in 1982 in Cuba and their godparents were Fidel Castro and Alicia Alonso. They divorced on 1986, and Gades died in 2004. She was a sympathizer (but not a member) of the Spanish Communist Party, distancing herself from the party after her separation from Gades. Pepa Flores is retired and lived with Massimo Stecchini, her partner from 1987 until his death in 2023, in Malaga, where she works for charitable causes. In the wake of the Me Too movement, the claims Marisol made to Francisco Umbral and Interviú in the late 1970s about the sexual abuse she underwent as a child star resurfaced in Spanish Vanity Fair in 2018. • Victoria (Grandmother) • Maria Gonzalez (Mother) – Juan Flores • Josefa Flores González (Marisol) – Antonio Gades • Maria Esteve (Daughter) • Celia Flores (singer) (Daughter) • Tamara Gades (Daughter)
Television
Television
• Date — Title — Role — Network — Notes • 23 April 1961 — The Ed Sullivan Show — Herself — CBS, United States • 24 June 1962 — The Ed Sullivan Show — Herself — CBS, United States • 19 October 1962 — De Rudi Carrell Show — Herself — VARA, Netherlands • 31 July 1965 — Sábado 64 — Herself • 2 October 1965 — Noche del sábado — Herself • 9 October 1966 — Gran Premio — Herself • October 1968 — Galas del sábado — Herself — Televisión Española, Spain • 17 May 1969 — Galas del sábado — Herself — Televisión Española, Spain • December 1969 — Galas del sábado — Herself — Televisión Española, Spain • 1969 — El Irreal Madrid — Televisión Española, Spain • 7 June 1970 — Galas del sábado — Herself — Televisión Española, Spain • 1972 — 360 grados en torno a... — Herself — Televisión Española, Spain • 25 November 1972 — 1st OTI Song Contest — Herself — OTI — Representing Televisión Española and placing 3rd with the song Niña • Nov/Dec 1984 — Proceso a Mariana Pineda — Mariana Pineda — Televisión Española, Spain — 5 episodes, credited as Pepa Flores
Life and work
Life and work
Marisol was born on 4 February 1948 in Málaga. Marisol held the nationality of Spain. Married to: Antonio Gades. Recorded child: María Esteve, Celia Flores and Tamara Esteve. Marisol worked as actor, singer, film actor and recording artist, and the authority record catalogues a further 1 occupations under the same name, among them musician. Active from 1960 to 1985. Marisol played the voice. Marisol worked in Spanish.
Compositions, 1959–1968
Catalogued output
Compositions, 1959–1968
The entries below are works composed by the subject, as the institutional registers catalogue them; later performances and commercial recordings of the same music are listed separately. The 1960s are the densest part of the run, with 3 titles, and that concentration is a fact about what the registers have catalogued rather than a judgement on the work itself. They belong to a run of 18 titles in all, from 1959 to 1968.
4 compositions carry dates between 1959 and 1968
The run opens with Ola, ola, ola and closes with Tu nombre me sabe a yerba
Compositions without a settled date
Catalogued output
Compositions without a settled date
14 further compositions are catalogued under Marisol's name without a date the collections agree on, which is why they are set apart from the dated run rather than placed in it.
Vistas de Río
Himno a la juventud
Paseando por Río
Bossa nova junto a ti
Tiene la tarara
Catalogued output
Writings on music
These are catalogued publications carrying the name — editions and printings, distinct from the works they contain and from writing about the subject. The run opens with Exhibition of New Work by Marisol and closes with Dama, la Cocinera y la Cortesana, La.
13 editions carry dates between 1966 and 2004
The entries follow Open Library
Marisol [exhibition] Sept
23 through Nov
Film
• Year — Title — Role • 1960 — A Ray of Light — Marisol • 1961 — An Angel Has Arrived — Marisol • 1962 — Tómbola — Marisol • 1963 — Marisol rumbo a Río — Marisol / Mariluz • 1964 — La nueva Cenicienta — Marisol • 1964 — La historia de Bienvenido — Marisol • 1964 — Búsqueme a esa chica — Marisol • 1965 — Cabriola — Chica • 1967 — Las cuatro bodas de Marisol — Marisol • 1968 — Solos los dos — Marisol Collado • 1969 — Carola de día, Carola de noche — Carola Jungbunzlav • 1969 — El taxi de los conflictos — Marisol / Patricia • 1969 — Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así • 1973 — The Corruption of Chris Miller — Chris Miller • 1973 — The Girl from the Red Cabaret — María Marcos • 1975 — El poder del deseo — Juna • 1978 — Los días del pasado — Juana • 1981 — Blood Wedding • 1983 — Carmen • 1985 — Caso cerrado — Isabel
Primary material
Recordings and discography
The discography assembled here shows how Marisol's work has been published in sound, not what Marisol made. 17 sound issues are catalogued, carrying dates from 1963 to 2025. An issue is a published recording, distinct from the composition it carries, from a printed score of that composition and from any single performance of it; none of the entries below is counted in the catalogue of compositions above, and several of them carry the same work in different readings. The 1970s are the densest decade of publication, with 4 issues. The performers and issuing labels are as the discographic register states them; where it names no performer the article names none.
Galería de perpetuas
La historia de Bienvenido
Awards
• 1960 – Prize of the National Syndicate of Spectacle, Spain (Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo): ″Special Mention″ for her performance in A Ray of Light. • 1972 – 3rd position OTI Festival prize for her song "Niña". • 1978 – Best Actress Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for the film Los días del pasado directed by Mario Camus. • 2020 – Honorary Goya Award
Authority records
References
Citations
References
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institutional register
Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 14203430tBibliothèque nationale de France
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GND (German National Library) authority file 134374657GND (German National Library)
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Library of Congress authority file no00050557Library of Congress
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Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 14203430t
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GND (German National Library) authority file 134374657
institutional register · Unverified · GND (German National Library)
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Library of Congress authority file no00050557
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q942278: Marisol
institutional register · Unverified · Wikimedia Foundation
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