Rosa Rio
Theater Organist: Tampa Theater
Rosa Rio at Tampa Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer
At a spry 106, Rosa Rio is a testament to the will of spirit. Her extraordinarily positive, motivated and determined attitude has allowed her to seamlessly adapt to changes in the entertainment industry (silents, talkies, radio, tv, and now, back to silents).
Since 1996, Rosa has performed for over 30 silent film presentations for full houses at the Tampa Theatre's 1,400-pipe Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ.
More About Rosa
Rosa Rio has a more detailed biography at the Tampa Theatre website.
Rosa Remembers
Recently, Story Corps, a spoken history project, recorded Rosa Rio reminiscing about how she became a theater organist. Listen to the recording here.
