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.
Filmography
Los años verdes
Los años verdes
¡Viva Benito Canales!
¡Viva Benito Canales!
Tintansón Cruzoe
Tintansón Cruzoe
Las tapatías nunca pierden
as Griselda Rios
Las tapatías nunca pierden
as Griselda Rios
Me llaman el cantaclaro
as Amparo
Me llaman el cantaclaro
as Amparo
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
as Elvira
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
as Elvira
Los derechos de los hijos
Los derechos de los hijos
Tres palomas alborotadas
Tres palomas alborotadas
La divina garza
La divina garza
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
Se alquila marido
as Rita
Se alquila marido
as Rita
Amor a balazo limpio
as Chabela
Amor a balazo limpio
as Chabela
De hombre a hombre
as Lucha
De hombre a hombre
as Lucha
Bonitas las Tapatias
Bonitas las Tapatias
Duelo indio
as Marisela
Duelo indio
as Marisela
The Curse of the Doll People
as Karina
The Curse of the Doll People
as Karina
Una pasión me domina
Una pasión me domina
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
Tres Romeos y una Julieta
Dos hijos desobedientes
as Elvira
Dos hijos desobedientes
as Elvira
The Law of Guns
as María
The Law of Guns
as María
Las canciones unidas
Las canciones unidas
Peligros de juventud
Peligros de juventud
El Siete de Copas
as Rosa
El Siete de Copas
as Rosa
Póker de reinas
Póker de reinas
Los tigres del ring
Los tigres del ring
Gutierritos
as Rosa
Gutierritos
as Rosa
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
as Minha
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
as Minha
El vestido de novia
as Rebeca Ponce
El vestido de novia
as Rebeca Ponce
Bolero Inmortal
Bolero Inmortal
La mafia del crimen
as Linda
La mafia del crimen
as Linda
El caudillo
El caudillo
Dios no lo quiera
as Rosa
Dios no lo quiera
as Rosa
Every Child a Cross to Bear
Every Child a Cross to Bear
Diabolical Kidnapping
Diabolical Kidnapping
Basket of Mexican Tales
as Carmen Ochoa
Basket of Mexican Tales
as Carmen Ochoa
Melodías de amor
as Marta (no acreditado)
Melodías de amor
as Marta (no acreditado)
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
as Myriam
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
as Myriam
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
El pueblo sin Dios
as Cabaretera
El pueblo sin Dios
as Cabaretera