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.

Filmografi

Las tapatías nunca pierden1965 · Griselda Rios¡Viva Benito Canales!1966 · La divina garza1963 · El 7 de Copas1960 · RosaAmor a balazo limpio1961 · ChabelaSe alquila marido1961 · RitaUna pasión me domina1961 · El pueblo sin Dios1955 · CabareteraLa mujer X1955 · Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)Melodías de amor1955 · Marta (no acreditado)El tiro de gracia1961 · Póker de reinas1960 · Lástima de ropa1962 · Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)1964 · Me llaman el cantaclaro1964 · AmparoLo que le pasó a Sansón1955 · MyriamJuventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)1962 · La mafia del crimen1958 · LindaTres Romeos y una Julieta1961 · Diabolical Kidnapping1957 · Los tigres del ring1960 · De hombre a hombre1961 · LuchaEl vestido de novia1959 · Rebeca PonceBasket of Mexican Tales1956 · Carmen Ochoa