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.
Filmography
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![Los años verdes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Los años verdes (1967)
![Las tapatías nunca pierden](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/340649-las-tapatias-nunca-pierden.webp)
Las tapatías nunca pierden (1965)
![La divina garza](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/572911-la-divina-garza.webp)
La divina garza (1963)
![Lástima de ropa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/106244-lastima-de-ropa.webp)
Lástima de ropa (1962)
![Bonitas las Tapatias](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/177123-bonitas-las-tapatias.webp)
Bonitas las Tapatias (1961)
![Enterrado vivo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/277961-la-muerte-en-el-puente.webp)
Enterrado vivo (1961)
![Duelo indio](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/506589-duelo-indio.webp)
Duelo indio (1961)
![El tiro de gracia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/414767-el-tiro-de-gracia.webp)
El tiro de gracia (1961)
![Los laureles](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/452421-los-laureles.webp)
Los laureles (1961)
![Póker de reinas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Póker de reinas (1960)
![Revolver en guardia](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Revolver en guardia (1960)
![Pistolas invencibles](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/b.webp)
Pistolas invencibles (1960)
![El vestido de novia](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/288572-el-vestido-de-novia.webp)
El vestido de novia (1959)
![Bolero Inmortal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/164166-bolero-inmortal.webp)
Bolero Inmortal (1958)
![El caudillo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/242522-el-caudillo.webp)
El caudillo (1957)
![Furias desatadas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/281846-furias-desatadas.webp)
Furias desatadas (1957)
![Basket of Mexican Tales](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/138763-canasta-de-cuentos-mexicanos.webp)
Basket of Mexican Tales (1956)
![Melodías de amor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/393877-melodias-de-amor.webp)
Melodías de amor (1955)
![El pueblo sin Dios](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/90306-el-pueblo-sin-dios.webp)
El pueblo sin Dios (1955)
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1935-11-07
Deathday1968-08-08 (32 years old)
Birth NameElvira Catalina Quintana Molina
Birth PlaceMontijo Spain, Spain
CitizenshipsMexico, Spain
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