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.
Los años verdes
Jan 01, 1967Rated 6 out of 10
¡Viva Benito Canales!
Sep 08, 1966Rated 6.7 out of 10
Las tapatías nunca pierden
Sep 22, 1965Rated 5.6 out of 10
Tintansón Cruzoe
Sep 30, 1965Rated 5.8 out of 10
Tres muchachas de Jalisco
Jan 30, 1964Rated 6.3 out of 10
Me llaman el cantaclaro
Sep 03, 1964Rated 6.3 out of 10
Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)
May 14, 1964Rated 6 out of 10
Los derechos de los hijos
Oct 17, 1963Rated 6 out of 10
La divina garza
Jun 28, 1963Rated 5.4 out of 10
Tres palomas alborotadas
Sep 05, 1963Rated 5 out of 10
Lástima de ropa
Nov 01, 1962Rated 6.5 out of 10
Juventud sin Dios (La vida del padre Lambert)
Jan 03, 1962Rated 6.2 out of 10Tres Romeos y una Julieta
Jan 01, 1961Rated 6.3 out of 10
Se alquila marido
Nov 30, 1961Rated 5.6 out of 10
Duelo indio
May 12, 1961Rated 5.4 out of 10
Una pasión me domina
Feb 02, 1961Rated 6 out of 10
The Curse of the Doll People
Apr 13, 1961Rated 6.4 out of 10
Bonitas las Tapatias
Aug 14, 1961Rated 5.7 out of 10
Amor a balazo limpio
Nov 10, 1961Rated 5.5 out of 10
El tiro de gracia
Feb 15, 1961Rated 5.5 out of 10
De hombre a hombre
Aug 24, 1961Rated 5.2 out of 10Póker de reinas
May 19, 1960Rated 5.4 out of 10
Dos hijos desobedientes
Oct 27, 1960Rated 6.2 out of 10The Law of Guns
Oct 26, 1960Rated 6 out of 10
El 7 de Copas
Jul 07, 1960Rated 6.3 out of 10
Los tigres del ring
Mar 30, 1960Rated 5.5 out of 10
Las canciones unidas
Sep 15, 1960Rated 6 out of 10
Peligros de juventud
Jul 26, 1960Rated 5.4 out of 10
800 Leagues Over the Amazon
Sep 03, 1959Rated 5.3 out of 10
Gutierritos
Sep 09, 1959Rated 6.6 out of 10
El vestido de novia
Jun 18, 1959Rated 6.2 out of 10
Bolero Inmortal
Nov 20, 1958Rated 7 out of 10
La mafia del crimen
Jan 01, 1958Rated 5 out of 10Diabolical Kidnapping
Jan 01, 1957Rated 5.7 out of 10
El caudillo
Jul 10, 1957Rated 5.6 out of 10
Every Child a Cross to Bear
May 09, 1957Rated 6.7 out of 10
Dios no lo quiera
May 30, 1957Rated 6 out of 10
Basket of Mexican Tales
May 17, 1956Rated 7.2 out of 10
The Cha Cha Cha Widows
Sep 15, 1955Rated 5.7 out of 10
El pueblo sin Dios
Mar 17, 1955Rated 6.5 out of 10
Lo que le pasó a Sansón
Oct 06, 1955Rated 7.2 out of 10
Melodías de amor
Nov 16, 1955Rated 6.7 out of 10
La mujer X
Apr 07, 1955Rated 6 out of 10