Elvira Quintana
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.
Acting
Movie
The Curse of the Doll People
as Karina
1961
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Bolero Inmortal
1958
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Lo que le pasó a Sansón
as Myriam
1955
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Basket of Mexican Tales
as Carmen Ochoa
1956
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Gutierritos
as Rosa
1959
Movie
Lástima de ropa
1962
Movie
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
as Minha
1959
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El Siete de Copas
as Rosa
1960
Movie
Los tigres del ring
1960
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The Cha Cha Cha Widows
1955
Movie
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
1964
Movie
Tintansón Cruzoe
1965
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Tres palomas alborotadas
1963
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Amor a balazo limpio
as Chabela
1961
Movie
El vestido de novia
as Rebeca Ponce
1959
Movie
De hombre a hombre
as Lucha
1961
Movie
Póker de reinas
1960
Movie
La divina garza
1963
Movie
Se alquila marido
as Rita
1961
Movie
Dos hijos desobedientes
as Elvira
1960
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Duelo indio
as Marisela
1961
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Una pasión me domina
1961
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El caudillo
1957
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Las tapatías nunca pierden
as Griselda Rios
1965