Rosita Velázquez

Velázquez was married to WKAQ-Radio producer Huberto Biaggi until his death in March of 2008.

Later, a chance for Velázquez to return to canal 11 arrived, when she was hired to co-host, alongside Venezuelan-Mexican actor Raul Vale, the show "R Con R" ("R With R"). In 1988, she returned to canal 2 to host a game show named "Fantástico" ("Fantastic", not to be confused with the Venezuelan television show of the same name), alongside Argentine Jorge Martinez and Puerto Rican singer Aldo Matta.

Late in 1988, on December 11 precisely, Velázquez returned to Televicentro (WAPA-TV, canal 4) to work on a show named "Domingo de Oro" ("Golden Sunday"), together with Hector Marcano and Francisco Zamora.

In 1984, Velázquez became a show host, joining Luis Antonio Cosme and Cuban Rolando Barral in a Saturday evenings game show named "Super Sabados".

In 1980, Paquito Cordero debuted another comedy show at Telemundo Puerto Rico, canal 2. The new show was named "Los Kakukomicos" ("The Kakucomics", a name that closely sounded like Telemundo's station's call-sign of WKAQ). Velázquez was hired to play "Gloria Notesmande", the best friend and collaborator of Otilio Warrington's character, "Cuca Gómez". In "Los Kakukomicos, Velázquez also shared acting credits with Juan Manuel Lebron as well as with Adrian Garcia, Raquel Montero, "Machuchal", Shorty Castro, Lourdes Chacon and many others.

In 1976, Paquito Cordero, the Puerto Rican television producer, wanted to make a show that was both a family and adult-oriented comedy show, with jokes that could be funny to children and also understood by grown-ups as "double entendre" jokes. Thus, he created "En Casa de JuanMa y Wiwi", a show which lasted 14 years on Puerto Rican television on canal 2. Velázquez chose for her character to be named like her, and so she played the eponymous "Rosita", the meddling neighbor of "JuanMa" (played by Juan Manuel Lebron) and "Wiwi" (played by Awilda Carbia). Benito Mateo played Velázquez's husband, "Benny".

In 1973, a major strike affected Puerto Rico's television's acting industry, including Velázquez. She decided to join Adrian García and Carmen Belen Richardson, among others, in forming the "Astra" acting company. Being a member of "Astra" allowed her to keep earning money and popularity as a television actress, as she participated at canal 7's show "Ahí Va Eso" ("There Goes That") and at canal 11's show, "Sin Ton Ni Son" ("Without Rhyme Nor Reason"). That same year (1973), Velázquez was in a telenovela named "Claudia y Virginia", where she acted alongside Camille Carrion and Pedro Juan Figueroa, among others.

Velázquez was noticed by Myrna Casas, who recommended her to "Yoyo Boing", a local actor and comedian, for an upcoming television program, and so, at age 20, on November of 1970, she debuted on the Telemundo television comedy, "Mi Hippie me Encanta". Velázquez was so well received by the Puerto Rican audiences that, two months later, she was interviewed on El Mundo newspaper, where she expressed a preference for theater work instead. At "Mi Hippie me Encanta", Velázquez shared scenes with "Boing" (Puerto Rican actor Luis Antonio Rivera) and actress Margot Deben and another actor, Vicente Vázquez.

Rosa Idalia Velázquez (born July 29, 1950), better known as Rosita Velázquez, is a Puerto Rican comedian, actress and singer. She is best known for her participation in television comedy shows such as "Mi Hippie me Encanta" ("I Love my Hippie"), "En Casa de JuanMa y Wiwi" ("At Juanma and Wiwi's House") and "Los Kakukómicos" ("The Kakucomics"). As a singer, Velázquez was a member of the popular Puerto Rican music group, "Moliendo Vidrio".