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Elvira Quintana

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Elvira Quintana

Born November 7, 1935 · Montijo, Spain

Died August 8, 1968 · aged 32

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 fi…

Known For

Las tapatías nunca pierdenLas tapatías nunca pierden · 1965
Las tapatías nunca pierden
★ 5.61965
MovieComedyDrama
An heiress and some friends pose as gypsies to fight back against some bad-hats who are squatting on her new estate.
Una pasión me dominaUna pasión me domina · 1961
Una pasión me domina
★ 6.01961
MovieDramaRomance
Unscrupulous landowner and his family are trying to deny water rights to the townsfolk. Particular beef with the guy that runs the mill. Ultimately the Revolution rolls through town and helps put everything right.
Amor a balazo limpioAmor a balazo limpio · 1961
Amor a balazo limpio
★ 5.51961
MovieMusicComedy
Hired gunman tries and fails to kill The Sheriff. Then the gunman's kid brother coms to town, thinking The Sheriff is to blame for the gunman's death.
El pueblo sin DiosEl pueblo sin Dios · 1955
El pueblo sin Dios
★ 6.51955
MovieDrama
Unscrupulous rich guy owns all the businesses in border towns, is challenged by town's new priest.
¡Viva Benito Canales!¡Viva Benito Canales! · 1966
¡Viva Benito Canales!
★ 6.71966
Movie
Campesino with leadership qualities is indecisive about whether he should join the Revolution or concentrate on improving conditions at his farm, also about whether he cares about the nice girl he grew up with or the fancy woman who runs the local brothel. Most of his plot points don't come to a head until after the revolution's over, and then after General Huerta's coup.
La divina garzaLa divina garza · 1963
La divina garza
★ 5.41963
Movie
Film of 1963 directed by Humberto Gómez Landero, starring Elvira Quintana, Manuel Capetillo and Joaquín García Vargas.
Melodías de amorMelodías de amor · 1955
Melodías de amor
★ 6.71955
MovieComedyMusic
Se alquila maridoSe alquila marido · 1961
Se alquila marido
★ 5.61961
MovieComedy
Female CEO hires a man to pass as her husband and act as figurehead of her business concerns.

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