About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1935-11-07
Place of birth:
Montijo, Spain
Website:
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Elvira Quintana

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1967 Los años verdes Actor 59
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1966 ¡Viva Benito Canales! Actor 59
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1965 Tintansón Cruzoe Actor 59
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1965 Las tapatías nunca pierden Actor Griselda Rios 59
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1964 Me llaman el cantaclaro Actor Amparo 58
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1964 Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s) Actor 59
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1964 Tres muchachas de Jalisco Actor Elvira 58
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1963 Los derechos de los hijos Actor 59
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1963 Tres palomas alborotadas Actor 59
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1963 La divina garza Actor 59
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1962 Lástima de ropa Actor 58
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1962 Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert) Actor 59
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1961 Se alquila marido Actor Rita 59
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1961 Amor a balazo limpio Actor Chabela 59
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1961 Bonitas las Tapatias Actor 59
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1961 Duelo indio Actor Marisela 59
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1961 The Curse of the Doll People Actor Karina 59
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1961 El tiro de gracia Actor 59
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1961 Una pasión me domina Actor 59
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1961 Three Romeos and One Juliet Actor 58
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1960 Dos hijos desobedientes Actor Elvira 58
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1960 La ley de las pistolas Actor 59
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1960 Las canciones unidas Actor 58
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1960 Peligros de juventud Actor 58
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1960 El siete de copas Actor 59
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1960 Póker de reinas Actor 58
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1960 Los tigres del ring Actor 58
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1959 Gutierritos Actor Rosa 59
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1959 800 Leagues Over the Amazon Actor Minha 58
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1959 El vestido de novia Actor Rebeca Ponce 58
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1958 Bolero Inmortal Actor 59
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1958 La mafia del crimen Actor 59
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1957 El caudillo Actor 59
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1957 Dios no lo quiera Actor Rosa 58
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1957 Each child, a cross Actor 59
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1957 Diabolical Kidnapping Actor 58
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1956 Basket of Mexican Tales Actor Carmen Ochoa 59
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1955 Lo que le pasó a Sansón Actor Myriam 59
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1955 The Cha Cha Cha Widows Actor 59
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1955 El pueblo sin Dios Actor Cabaretera 59
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1955 El vendedor de muñecas Actor 58
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1953 El misterio del carro express Actor 58
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