Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-11-07
Day of Death
1968-08-08
Place of Birth
Montijo, Spain
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.
Filmography (42)
Los años verdes
1967
¡Viva Benito Canales!
1966
Tintansón Cruzoe
1965
Las tapatías nunca pierden
1965
Me llaman el cantaclaro
1964
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
1964
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
1964
Los derechos de los hijos
1963
Tres palomas alborotadas
1963
La divina garza
1963
Lástima de ropa
1962
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
1962
Se alquila marido
1961
Amor a balazo limpio
1961
