he participated in Destino de un Capricho (A Wish's Destiny), then returned to Spain the next year to film the comedy Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (Don Quijote Rides Again). De Rosa began 1973 by making another movie, then established himself in West Germany for a small period, having been contracted by an important television network to participate in a sitcom. He acted in 26 episodes of a series named Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi. After that, he returned to Spain, where he made Manolo, la Nuit (Manolo by Night) and two other films before that year was over. In 1974, de Rosa participated in what was arguably his most successful film: El Insolito Embarazo de los Martinez (The Martinez Family's Strange Pregnancy), a comedy movie about a man who became impregnated by his wife. The film was successful both in Spain and Latin America and later on became the inspiration for the Hollywood movie, Junior. In 1974, de Rosa made seven more movies, including Yo la vi Primero, El Reprimido, and Los Nuevos Españoles, which were released in English as I Saw Her First, The Repressed Man, and The New Spaniards, respectively. In 1975, de Rosa acted in the international hit, El Poder del Deseo (Power of Desire). The film gave de Rosa international exposure, as it was shown in many Hispanic and English-speaking countries. The next year, de Rosa participated in Los Casados y la Menor (The Married Couple and the Minor), Mi Mujer es muy Decente, Dentro de lo que Cabe (My Wife is Decent, Depending on what Decent Is), La Guerra del Cerdo (Diary of a Pig War), and in an episode of a television series named Las Sorpresas (Surprises). In 1976, de Rosa was cast in the horror-comedy film Tiempos Duros Para Dracula" (Hard Tomes for Dracula). He also partook roles in Retrato de Familia (Family Portrait), La Mujer es Cosa de Hombres (Women are for Men), Juan que reía (Juan, the Man That Laughed), and Las Camareras (Female Flight Attendants). In 1977, de Rosa played Manene in El Monosabio (The Wise Monkey). He was also cast in Caperucita y Roja (She wears a hood and her face is reddened), which was a spoof off the Little Red Riding Hood children's story, plus Estoy Hecho un Chaval (I feel like a Kid Again) and Caledonio y yo Somos Asi (Caledonio and I are Like That). In