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Acting
Elvira Quintana
Biography
Spanish-born Mexican actress, singer, and poet. her family migrated to Mexico when she was 5 years old. She began her career working in theatre and later participated in films as an extra. Her first important role was as Carmen Ochoa in "Una solución inesperada", a segment of the drama film Canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1956). She then enrolled in the National Association of Actors' theatre and film institute (Instituto Teatral y Cinematográfico). She was given her first starring role in El buen ladrón (1957) before her breakthrough in Bolero inmortal (1958), in which she debuted as a singer; the film's soundtrack album, for which she recorded songs, was a commercial success throughout Hispanic America. She starred opposite Pedro Armendáriz, her favorite actor, in Dos hijos desobedientes (1960). Greatly admired by audiences for her beauty and talent, she became one of the most popular Mexican performers of the 1960s.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 7, 1935
Day of Death
August 8, 1968
Age at Death
32 years old
Place of Birth
Montijo, Spain
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
Los años verdes
1967Movie
¡Viva Benito Canales!
1966Movie
Las tapatías nunca pierden
Griselda Rios
1965Movie
Tintansón Cruzoe
1965Movie
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
Elvira
1964Movie
Me llaman el cantaclaro
Amparo
1964Movie
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
1964Movie
Los derechos de los hijos
1963Movie
La divina garza
1963Movie
Tres palomas alborotadas
1963Movie
Lástima de ropa
1962Movie
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
1962Movie
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
1961Movie
Se alquila marido
Rita
1961Movie
Duelo indio
Marisela
1961Movie
Una pasión me domina
1961Movie
The Curse of the Doll People
Karina
1961Movie
Bonitas las Tapatias
1961Movie
Amor a balazo limpio
Chabela
1961Movie
El tiro de gracia
1961Movie
De hombre a hombre
Lucha
1961Movie
Póker de reinas
1960Movie
Dos hijos desobedientes
Elvira
1960Movie
The Law of Guns
María
1960Movie
El Siete de Copas
Rosa
1960Movie
Los tigres del ring
1960Movie
Las canciones unidas
1960Movie
Peligros de juventud
1960Movie
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
Minha
1959Movie
Gutierritos
Rosa
1959Movie
El vestido de novia
Rebeca Ponce
1959Movie
Bolero Inmortal
1958Movie
La mafia del crimen
Linda
1958Movie
Diabolical Kidnapping
1957Movie
El caudillo
1957Movie
Every Child a Cross to Bear
1957Movie
Dios no lo quiera
Rosa
1957Movie
Basket of Mexican Tales
Carmen Ochoa
1956Movie
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
1955Movie
El pueblo sin Dios
Cabaretera
1955Movie
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
Myriam
1955Movie
Melodías de amor
Marta (no acreditado)
1955Movie