Rosa Ramirez Guerrero

alt=Rosa Guerrero at the El Paso History Museum in June, 2018. Rosa Ramirez Guerrero (born November 14, 1934) is a Mexican American educator, artist and historian from El Paso, Texas. She was the founder of the International Folklorico Dance Group. Guerrero has also been active with work in the Catholic Church, and has been called the "Dancing Missionary" in religious circles. Her parents had migrated from Mexico. Guerrero began learning to dance at five years of age. Guerrero was the first in her family to earn both bachelor's and master's degrees. She ended up teaching in El Paso schools for around 20 years, doing most of her teaching at Austin High School. In 1974, she created a film called Tapestry which describes the way she uses folk dances from around the world to celebrate diversity. The film won a Cine Golden Eagle Award in 1974 and was shown at the New York Film Festival. The International Folklorico Dance Group has appeared on Good Morning America and performed at the Kennedy Arts Center. Between 1989 and 1994, she was also a part-time lecturer for UTEP. Her interpretation of the United States is that it is not a "melting pot," but rather a "multicultural tapestry, a mosaic."

She became the first living educator and the first Hispanic woman in El Paso to have a school named after her in 1993. In 1994 she was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. Guerrero has also been inducted into the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame. Guerrero has also earned the Ohtli Award from Mexico.

Guerrero retired in 2015.