- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 7, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Montijo, Spain
- Died
- August 8, 1968
Elvira Quintana
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 Me…
Filmography
Los años verdes
movieLos años verdes
1967
movie¡Viva Benito Canales!
1966
movieTintansón Cruzoe
1965
movieLas tapatías nunca pierden
1965 · Griselda Rios
movieMe llaman el cantaclaro
1964 · Amparo
movieLos amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
1964
movieTres muchachas de Jalisco
1964 · Elvira
movieLos derechos de los hijos
1963
movieTres palomas alborotadas
1963
movieLa divina garza
1963
movieLástima de ropa
1962
movieJuventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
1962
movieSe alquila marido
1961 · Rita
movieAmor a balazo limpio
1961 · Chabela
movieDe hombre a hombre
1961 · Lucha
movieBonitas las Tapatias
1961
movieDuelo indio
1961 · Marisela
movieThe Curse of the Doll People
1961 · Karina
movieEl tiro de gracia
1961
movieUna pasión me domina
1961
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
movieTres Romeos y una Julieta
1961
movieDos hijos desobedientes
1960 · Elvira
The Law of Guns
movieThe Law of Guns
1960 · María
movieLas canciones unidas
1960
moviePeligros de juventud
1960
movieEl Siete de Copas
1960 · Rosa
Póker de reinas
moviePóker de reinas
1960
movieLos tigres del ring
1960
movieGutierritos
1959 · Rosa
movie800 Leagues Over the Amazon
1959 · Minha
movieEl vestido de novia
1959 · Rebeca Ponce
movieBolero Inmortal
1958
movieLa mafia del crimen
1958 · Linda
movieEl caudillo
1957
movieDios no lo quiera
1957 · Rosa
movieEvery Child a Cross to Bear
1957
movieDiabolical Kidnapping
1957
movieBasket of Mexican Tales
1956 · Carmen Ochoa
movieMelodías de amor
1955 · Marta (no acreditado)
movieLo que le pasó a Sansón
1955 · Myriam
movieThe Cha Cha Cha Widows
1955
movieEl pueblo sin Dios
1955 · Cabaretera