Elvira Quintana

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 Mexican performers of the 1960s.

Known For: Acting

Born: Montijo, Spain, 1935-11-07

Died: 1968-08-08

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	El misterio del carro express		50
2	1955	El vendedor de muñecas		48
3	1955	El pueblo sin Dios	Cabaretera	50
4	1955	The Cha Cha Cha Widows		54
5	1955	Lo que le pasó a Sansón	Myriam	69
6	1955	Melodías de amor	Marta (no acreditado)	50
7	1956	Basket of Mexican Tales	Carmen Ochoa	68
8	1957	Diabolical Kidnapping		50
9	1957	Each child, a cross		50
10	1957	Dios no lo quiera	Rosa	50
11	1957	El caudillo		50
12	1958	La mafia del crimen		43
13	1958	Bolero Inmortal		70
14	1959	El vestido de novia	Rebeca Ponce	56
15	1959	800 Leagues Over the Amazon	Minha	50
16	1959	Gutierritos	Rosa	61
17	1960	Los tigres del ring		50
18	1960	Póker de reinas		50
19	1960	El Siete de Copas	Rosa	56
20	1960	Peligros de juventud		45
21	1960	Las canciones unidas		55
22	1960	The Law of Guns	María	50
23	1960	Dos hijos desobedientes	Elvira	52
24	1961	Tres Romeos y una Julieta		50
25	1961	Una pasión me domina		50
26	1961	El tiro de gracia		50
27	1961	The Curse of the Doll People	Karina	63
28	1961	Duelo indio	Marisela	50
29	1961	Bonitas las Tapatias		50
30	1961	Amor a balazo limpio	Chabela	50
31	1961	Se alquila marido	Rita	50
32	1962	Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)		55
33	1962	Lástima de ropa		62
34	1963	La divina garza		50
35	1963	Tres palomas alborotadas		44
36	1963	Los derechos de los hijos		50
37	1964	Tres muchachas de Jalisco	Elvira	50
38	1964	Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)		52
39	1964	Me llaman el cantaclaro	Amparo	50
40	1965	Las tapatías nunca pierden	Griselda Rios	50
41	1965	Tintansón Cruzoe		56
42	1966	¡Viva Benito Canales!		50
43	1967	Los años verdes		50

Elvira Quintana

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Television