Lina Romay

Biography

Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. Following graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Ramon Ardid/ Raymond Hardy (they later divorced in 1978), and began acting in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesús Franco's films from the time that they met in 1972. She appeared in more than a hundred feature films, most of them directed by Franco. Among the better known of her horror films are The Bare Breasted Countess (a.k.a. Female Vampire) (1973), Barbed Wire Dolls (1975) and Jack the Ripper (1976). She took the name Lina Romay from the actress and jazz artist from the 1940s. Although Romay was listed in the credits of several of Franco's films as a co-director, actor Antonio Mayans stated in a recent interview that Franco used to credit her in that manner for business reasons, although she never actually co-directed any of their films together. She did however contribute occasional story ideas and assist in the editing of some films and trailers. Lina Romay and Jesús Franco lived as a couple for close to four decades, but only officially married on April 25, 2008. She died from cancer at the age of 57 on 15 February 2012, in Málaga, Spain. Franco died soon after in 2013.

Filmografi

Love Letters of a Nun1978 · MaríaErotic Symphony1980 · Martine de BressacCall Him Jess2000 · HerselfBlind Target2000 · ToraDowntown Heat1994 · AngelaFury in the Tropics1986 · Marga LopezKiss Me Killer1977 · Moira RayCecilia1983 · Cabaret Owner/PerformerCall Me Jess Redux2014 · HerselfTrapped Women1987 · MargaThe Ticklish Ones1975 · LoulouRed Silk1999 · GinaBroken Dolls1999 · TonaThe Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe1976 · Lorna, the Exorcist1974 · Linda MarielSex Is Crazy1981 · Mrs. FoncescaGreta, the Mad Butcher1977 · JuanaVampire Junction2001 · MadosKiller Barbys vs. Dracula2002 · Irina von KarsteinThe Girls of the Copacabana1981 · LiaCelestine1974 · CélestineSida, la peste del siglo XX1986 · Jailhouse Wardress1981 · MariaThe Hotel of Love Affairs1983 · Eva Bombón