Carl Orff's O Fortuna in popular culture a direct version of it. Carl Orff's O Fortuna in popular culture In 1935–36, the 13th-century poem "O Fortuna" was set to music by the German composer Carl Orff for his twenty-five-movement cantata "Carmina Burana". The composition appears in numerous films and television commercials and has become a staple in popular culture, setting the mood for dramatic or cataclysmic situations. For instance, it is used to portray the torment of Jim Morrison's drug addiction in the film "The Doors." In 1983, Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek released his third solo album, "Carmina Burana", which is an interpretation of the piece in
Rosa Carmina opera's writer Carlos Romero. This is, to date, her last professional work as an actress. Rosa Carmina was initially considered to be part of the cast of the telenovela "Marimar". However, Carmina rejected the project and was replaced by Ana Luisa Peluffo. Rosa Carmina has been married several times. Her first husband, Francisco Morales Llanes, was a military and head of the "intelligence" in Cuba during the World War II. After, she married Juan Orol. Her third husband was Ramon de Florez. In her fourth and fifth marriage, she married businessmen of Spanish and Lebanese origin, respectively. Rosa Carmina Rosa