
Elvira Quintana
Born November 7, 1935 · Montijo, Spain
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.
More Movies

El pueblo sin Dios

La mafia del crimen

Los tigres del ring

Una pasión me domina

Every Child a Cross to Bear

Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)

El tiro de gracia

Amor a balazo limpio

Dios no lo quiera

El vestido de novia

800 Leagues Over the Amazon

Tres muchachas de Jalisco

Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)

The Curse of the Doll People

Me llaman el cantaclaro

Los derechos de los hijos

The Cha Cha Cha Widows

¡Viva Benito Canales!

Melodías de amor

Se alquila marido

De hombre a hombre

La mujer X

Tintansón Cruzoe

La divina garza

Gutierritos

Diabolical Kidnapping

Lástima de ropa

El caudillo

Bolero Inmortal

Dos hijos desobedientes

Tres palomas alborotadas

Duelo indio

Peligros de juventud

Las canciones unidas




