Elvira Quintana
Acting
Born: 1935-11-07 in Montijo, Spain
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.
Known For
The Curse of the Doll People
Karina
Bolero Inmortal
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
Myriam
Basket of Mexican Tales
Carmen Ochoa
Gutierritos
Rosa
Lástima de ropa
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
Minha
El 7 de Copas
Rosa
Los tigres del ring
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
Tintansón Cruzoe
Tres palomas alborotadas
Amor a balazo limpio
Chabela
El vestido de novia
Rebeca Ponce
De hombre a hombre
Lucha
Póker de reinas
La divina garza
Se alquila marido
Rita
Dos hijos desobedientes
Elvira
Duelo indio
Marisela
Una pasión me domina
El caudillo
Las tapatías nunca pierden
Griselda Rios
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
Las canciones unidas
Peligros de juventud
Dios no lo quiera
Rosa
El tiro de gracia
La mafia del crimen
Linda
El pueblo sin Dios
Cabaretera
Diabolical Kidnapping
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
Los años verdes
Los derechos de los hijos
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
Elvira
Me llaman el cantaclaro
Amparo
Bonitas las Tapatias
