Elvira Quintana

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2.395

Gender

Female

Birthday

07-Nov-1935

Age

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Montijo, Spain

Also Known As
  • NO INFO PROVIDED

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.


Credits

Póker de reinas Póker de reinas (1960) Character: N/A
A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved with men. But they all are in love with different guys and that complicates things.
La divina garza La divina garza (1963) Character: N/A
Film of 1963 directed by Humberto Gómez Landero, starring Elvira Quintana, Manuel Capetillo and Joaquín García Vargas.
La ley de las pistolas La ley de las pistolas (1960) Character: N/A
Fancy shooting-iron awarded as a prize in a marksmanship competition, passes from hand to hand.
Tres muchachas de Jalisco Tres muchachas de Jalisco (1964) Character: Elvira
Divorced Dad's planning to remarry, so Daughter #1 notifies Mom and Daughters #2&3. Then parents, daughters and boyfriends act out for 80 minutes.
Dos hijos desobedientes Dos hijos desobedientes (1960) Character: Elvira
Meddling mom tries to set up her two cowboy sons to marry two sisters who are looking for domesticated, 'indoor' husbands that cook and keep house.
Lástima de ropa Lástima de ropa (1962) Character: N/A
Millionaire goes slumming, meets a girl...
Una pasión me domina Una pasión me domina (1961) Character: N/A
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.
Duelo indio Duelo indio (1961) Character: Marisela
A cabal of bad-hats is conspiring to dispossess the local Indians of their hereditary lands, but Pancho fights to defend them... while a messenger is securing copies of some needed legal documents. Etc. Second film of four in the series "Pancho Pistolas."
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert) Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert) (1962) Character: N/A
An American priest is hired as coach at a Mexican university; he trains his students in the ways of American football and moral rectitude. You ain't gonna sire no babies out of wedlock on Father Lambert's watch, no siree!
Los tigres del ring Los tigres del ring (1960) Character: N/A
Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches if they aren't in line with his rigging schedule. Part one of two.
Las canciones unidas Las canciones unidas (1960) Character: N/A
Film clips of songs by performers from around the world.
Tintansón Cruzoe Tintansón Cruzoe (1965) Character: N/A
Tin Tan is marooned on an island full of colorful natives.
Tres palomas alborotadas Tres palomas alborotadas (1963) Character: N/A
Controlling papa won't let his daughters have boyfriends.
¡Viva Benito Canales! ¡Viva Benito Canales! (1966) Character: N/A
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.
Peligros de juventud Peligros de juventud (1960) Character: N/A
Each of the boys and girls at the coffee shop has something snarled in their love life.
Cada hijo, una cruz Cada hijo, una cruz (1957) Character: N/A
Empty nest syndrome, #1388.
El pueblo sin Dios El pueblo sin Dios (1955) Character: Cabaretera
Unscrupulous rich guy owns all the businesses in border towns, is challenged by town's new priest.
El vendedor de muñecas El vendedor de muñecas (1955) Character: N/A
A man sells his wife, and takes care of street women turning them into ladies to sell to rich men.
Se alquila marido Se alquila marido (1961) Character: Rita
Female CEO hires a man to pass as her husband and act as figurehead of her business concerns.
Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos (1956) Character: Carmen Ochoa
Strong-willed Luisa attracts lots of men, but her intelligence and sharp tongue often sends them running. When she meets Carlos, who is equally cagey, sparks fly. The two of them marry, and quickly begin clashing on a daily basis, humiliating each other as they try to teach one another lesson after lesson.
El misterio del carro express El misterio del carro express (1953) Character: N/A
Police detective and his plucky girl-reporter fiancée go after the gang that committed a train robbery.
El vestido de novia El vestido de novia (1959) Character: Rebeca Ponce
A young professional hires a sex-worker to pass as his wife in a situation that requires him to seem married. Later they think about getting married for reals... but mostly they just recite monologues to each other.
Dios no lo quiera Dios no lo quiera (1957) Character: Rosa
A beautiful young woman from the neighborhood falls in love with two rude men, one good and the other bad.
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s) Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s) (1964) Character: N/A
Young woman and her godfather make up a story about her past in order to trick a suitor into marrying her. Then she becomes a musical comedy star and Mexican Revolution.
Bolero Inmortal Bolero Inmortal (1958) Character: N/A
Young singer becomes famous, has an affair with a married man.
Las viudas del cha-cha-cha Las viudas del cha-cha-cha (1955) Character: N/A
Two married couples' lives are disrupted when the husbands disappear while on vacation. When the men are reported dead, the two women start a dance band... And then...
El caudillo El caudillo (1957) Character: N/A
Bad-hat townsfolk want to dispossess local Indians of their tribal lands; priestess and white ally fight back. One of four in a series.
800 leguas por el Amazonas 800 leguas por el Amazonas (1959) Character: Minha
Family builds a houseboat and sets sail down the Amazon. Based on a novel by Jules Verne.
Las tapatías nunca pierden Las tapatías nunca pierden (1965) Character: Griselda Rios
An heiress and some friends pose as gypsies to fight back against some bad-hats who are squatting on her new estate.
Amor a balazo limpio Amor a balazo limpio (1961) Character: Chabela
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 Siete de Copas El Siete de Copas (1960) Character: N/A
Professional gambler finds metaphysical meanings in the way he manages the workings of chance.
Muñecos infernales Muñecos infernales (1961) Character: Karina
Four men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon a band of murderous "doll men" are after the men and their families.
Gutierritos Gutierritos (1959) Character: Rosa
Timid, browbeaten salaryman becomes famous author overnight.
Me llaman el cantaclaro Me llaman el cantaclaro (1964) Character: Amparo
The story of the ruthless female boss of a hacienda who meets her match in the city-educated Santos Luzardo.
Lo que le pasó a Sansón Lo que le pasó a Sansón (1955) Character: Myriam
Comedic retelling of the events around the biblical character: Samson.



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