Elvira Quintana
Acting
Born November 7, 1935 · 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;…
Known For · 40 titles
Las tapatías nunca pierden
Una pasión me domina
Póker de reinas
La divina garza
Se alquila marido
El pueblo sin Dios
Amor a balazo limpio
Melodías de amor
¡Viva Benito Canales!
Basket of Mexican Tales
Lástima de ropa
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
El tiro de gracia
The Curse of the Doll People
Las canciones unidas
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
Gutierritos
El vestido de novia
Dios no lo quiera
Dos hijos desobedientes
Los derechos de los hijos
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
De hombre a hombre
Bolero Inmortal
Tintansón Cruzoe
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
Tres palomas alborotadas
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
Me llaman el cantaclaro
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
Los tigres del ring
Peligros de juventud
Duelo indio
El caudillo
El Siete de Copas
Bonitas las Tapatias
Los años verdes
The Law of Guns
Every Child a Cross to Bear