Elvira Quintana
Born
November 7, 1935
Died
August 8, 1968 (32 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Los años verdes
1967
¡Viva Benito Canales!
1966
Tintansón Cruzoe
1965
Las tapatías nunca pierden
Griselda Rios
1965
Me llaman el cantaclaro
Amparo
1964
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
1964
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
Elvira
1964
Los derechos de los hijos
1963
Tres palomas alborotadas
1963
La divina garza
1963
Lástima de ropa
1962
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
1962
Se alquila marido
Rita
1961
Amor a balazo limpio
Chabela
1961
Bonitas las Tapatias
1961
Duelo indio
Marisela
1961
The Curse of the Doll People
Karina
1961
El tiro de gracia
1961
Una pasión me domina
1961
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
1961
Dos hijos desobedientes
Elvira
1960
The Law of Guns
María
1960
Las canciones unidas
1960
Peligros de juventud
1960
El Siete de Copas
Rosa
1960
Póker de reinas
1960
Los tigres del ring
1960
Gutierritos
Rosa
1959
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
Minha
1959
El vestido de novia
Rebeca Ponce
1959
Bolero Inmortal
1958
La mafia del crimen
1958
El caudillo
1957
Dios no lo quiera
Rosa
1957
Each child, a cross
1957
Diabolical Kidnapping
1957
Basket of Mexican Tales
Carmen Ochoa
1956
Melodías de amor
Marta (no acreditado)
1955
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
Myriam
1955
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
1955
El pueblo sin Dios
Cabaretera
1955
El vendedor de muñecas
1955
El misterio del carro express
1953