1978, de Rosa participated in El Juego del Diablo (Devil's Game), after which he decided to take a voluntary retirement from Argentine screens. He had already, however, become an iconic figure among Argentine actors. When he returned to screen acting in 1981, he acted in Buscando a Perico (Searching for Perico). He also acted in Rocky Carambola, which was an international hit. Rocky Carambola was released in Mexico as Criada se Enamora: La Rocky Carambola (Maid Falls in Love: Rocky Carambola); other countries knew this film as Le Agarro la Mano el Chango (The Monkey Grabbed its Hand). Next for him was Italian release Por Favore, Ocupatti de Amelia (Please, Take Care of Amelia), which was released in Spain as Por Favor, Ocupate de Amelia. 1982 began for de Rosa with another movie Corazon de Papel. Then, he played Alberto Fernandez in La Colmena, which was released in English, as The Beehive. De Rosa returned to Spain in 1983, where he worked on a children's film, Parchis Entra en Accion (Parchis Goes to Action). He then returned to Argentina after that. Back at home, he participated in his first telenovela, Mesa de Noticias (News Table), where he acted as Rosales. He followed that up acting as Eduardo in El Ultimo Kamikaze (The Last Kamikaze), then he acted in Mi Amigo el Vagabundo (My Friend the Homeless), finishing his 1984 screen acting schedule with Dos Mejor que Uno (Two are Better Than One). De Rosa acted in only one film during 1985, Flores Robadas de los Jardines de Quilmes (Flowers stolen from Quilmes' Gardens), but he came back in 1986 to participate in five films, namely Brigada explosiva (Explosive Brigade), once again, playing Rosales. The film is a sequel of Brigada explosiva contra los ninjas, or Explosive Brigade versus Ninjas, Dragon Rapide, where he played General Ordaz, Los Amores de Laurita (Laurita's Loves) and Los Insomnes (Insomniacs). De Rosa made two films in 1987, Los Bañeros más locos del mundo (The Craziest Beach Goers in the World), Los Matamonstruos en la mansion del terror (The Monster Killers at the Horror Mansion). Then, he began 1988 with Los Pilotos mas locos del mundo (The Craziest Pilots in the World, a sequel to Los Bañeros más locos del mundo), which was followed by Soldadito Español (Little Spaniard Soldier), a comedy movie that was directed by Antonio Gimenèz Rico). He finished off 1988 with