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Elvira Quintana

1935-11-07

The 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.

Elvira Quintana in

Movies

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Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)

5.2 average rating
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Dos hijos desobedientes

5.2 average rating
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Gutierritos

6.1 average rating
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Basket of Mexican Tales

6.8 average rating
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Póker de reinas

5 average rating
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Amor a balazo limpio

5 average rating
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Las canciones unidas

5.5 average rating
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El Siete de Copas

5.6 average rating
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The Curse of the Doll People

6.3 average rating
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Diabolical Kidnapping

5 average rating
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La ley de las pistolas

5 average rating
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¡Viva Benito Canales!

5 average rating
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Duelo indio

5 average rating
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Lástima de ropa

6.2 average rating
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El vendedor de muñecas

4.8 average rating
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Se alquila marido

5 average rating
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Bolero Inmortal

6.8 average rating
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The Cha Cha Cha Widows

5.4 average rating
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Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)

5.5 average rating
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Three Romeos and One Juliet

5 average rating