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Carolina Yuste was born on 30 July 1991 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Jokes & Cigarettes (2023), The Cover (2021) and Carmen & Lola (2018).- Actress
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Elvira Quintana, one of the most beautiful actresses ever to grace the Mexican movie screen, was born in Bajadoz, Spain, in November 1935. Her father was killed during the Spanish Civil War, and she and her mother fled Spain and emigrated to Mexico as political refugees when she was five. Quintana enrolled in the Instituto Teatral y Cinematográfica de ANDA, the Mexican actors' union acting school, working to pay her tuition money. Even before she completed the three-year course, she was cast in bit parts and as an extra in films. Quintana also worked on the stage and in radio early in her acting career.
The young actress had a prominent nose, and she underwent a rhinoplasty to have its size reduced. After her nose-job, her career began to bloom. (She also enlarged her bust by undergoing liquid silicone injections.)
Quintana became a star in 1958 with her singing and dancing performance in Bolero inmortal (1958), in which her character becomes a famous stage performer, but who remains romantically unfulfilled. Quintana rarely appeared in "serious" dramatic fare such as the film that made her a star, appearing mostly in rancheras (a Mexican movie genre of ranch-based comedies), contemporary comedies, and Westerns.
Quintana's star waxed in 1960s, appearing as a regular on the television show "Noches Tapatías" and making appearances in TV movies and on the radio. She became a top star in musicals, and as a recording artist, she released albums of musical diverse genres.
Responding to inquiries on why she had never married, Quintana said she was looking for a "complete gentleman" in her future husband. If she could meet this ideal of a man, she claimed, "I would get married and retire to the peace of home." She never married, as her life was cut short before she could meet her ideal man.
Quintana was struck by pancreatitis in the fall of 1967, which developed into kidney problems, necessitating dialysis. Released from the hospital in February 1968, Quintana returned to work, resuming her recording career. She also appeared in 50 chapters of the radio novella "El Hipócrita" for XEW, until she had to suspend her participation due to a renewal of her illness. She would require intermittent hospitalization until her death in the summer of 1968.
In June 1968, Quintana began seeking specialist care for her pancreatic and kidney problems. She considered going to the United States for treatment, including a possible kidney transplant, but at the beginning of August, she was again hospitalized. On August 8, 1968, Elvira Quintana suffered a cerebral embolism caused by hypertension related to her kidney problems and died at the age of 33.
It was rumored that her fatal illness was caused by the liquid silicone injections she had received. Enlarging the breast through silicone injections required silicone to be injected between the pectoral muscles of the chest wall and the back of the mammary tissues. The problems associated with injections led to the development of breast implants, although a direct cause-and-effect relationship with kidney disease has never been clearly established.
Her funeral was attended by many famous people who came to mourn the death of the beautiful actress. Three years after her death, Elvira Quintana's mother had a book of poetry written by her daughter published. "Poesías de Elvira Quintana" contains 200 poems written by Quintana, who had said that poetry-writing was one of her favorite pastimes.- Actor
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Daniel Holguín was born in 1979 in Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for The Counselor (2013), Biutiful (2010) and The Vault (2021).- Additional Crew
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- Script and Continuity Department
Domingo González was born in 1965 in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is an editor, known for My Fault (2023), The Bar (2017) and Perfect Strangers (2017).- Born in Extremadura, lived in Córdoba 2 years until he moves to Madrid, in order to study political sciences. While attending university, decided to enroll at the EOC, an acting school. He debuted in cinema with a minor role in the film, Rosa de Lima (1962). After an initial stage in which he played loose papers with a predominance of villains, from the 1980s, that begins to appear on more ambitious and controversial films, ascending to a position of first order within the Spanish acting landscape.
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He studied philosophy in Salamanca but he did not finish the career. Then he went to Barcelona where he studied in the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico. His first film was in 1960. He has also worked in TV (TVE, ORTF).- Writer
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Luis Alcoriza was born on 5 September 1918 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Presagio (1974), Mecánica nacional (1972) and Tlayucan (1962). He was married to Janet Alcoriza. He died on 3 December 1992 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.- Alberto Amarilla was born on 20 October 1980 in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Sea Inside (2004), El camino de los ingleses (2006) and Money Heist (2017).
- Nico Romero was born in 1983 in Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor, known for García! (2022), La Fortuna (2021) and Eyes of the Roshi (2017).
- Jesús Noguero was born in 1965 in La Codosera, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor, known for Shevernatze un ángel corrupto (2007), Intacto (2001) and Un asunto conyugal (2009).
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Raquel Sánchez-Silva was born on 13 January 1973 in Plasencia, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for Key Club (2012), Aída (2005) and Maestros de la costura (2018).- Actress
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Loreta Tovar was born on 23 March 1952 in Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress, known for Open Season (1974), Curro Jiménez (1976) and The Night of the Sorcerers (1974).- Francisco Maestre was born on 2 July 1957 in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Devil's Backbone (2001), Barrio (1998) and Bad Education (2004). He died on 27 January 2011 in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
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María Ballesteros was born in 1981 in Frenegal de la Sierra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Epitafios (2014), Noise (2007) and May God Save Us (2016).- Ángela Moreno was born on 16 April 1980 in Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress, known for Doctor Mateo (2009), Águila Roja (2009) and MIR (2007).
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Florinda Chico was born on 24 April 1926 in Don Benito, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She was an actress, known for The House of Bernarda Alba (1987), Cría Cuervos (1976) and Jarrapellejos (1988). She was married to Santos Pumar. She died on 19 February 2011 in Madrid, Spain.- Actor
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- Producer
Juan Margallo was born in 1940 in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for Champions (2018), Amigos de Jesús (2007) and Siege (2023). He is married to Petra Martínez. They have one child.- Actor
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Javivi was born on 20 June 1961 in Hervás, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor, known for Lalola (2008), The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999) and Los lobos de Washington (1999).- Jimmy Roca was born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He is known for Dos rivales casi iguales (2007), El traje (2002) and Hospital Central (2000).
- During his adolescence, plays her first roles on stage. Gets his first starring role in 1931 with "Don Friolera horns" and then joins the company La Barraca de Federico García Lorca, where he remained until the eve of the Spanish Civil War. After Franco's victory, was exiled to Argentina. In Buenos Aires Tetra is linked to the environment to maintain its name, works in the company of Margarita Xirgu and get their first Argentine film offers. In 1957 he returned to Spain and subsequently worked steadily theater, film and television.
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Jaime Vaca was born on 24 March 1977 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He is a writer and producer, known for Elite (2018), Aula de castigo (2014) and Lluvia: Sóner records (2010).- Director
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- Producer
Celestino Coronado was born on 20 November 1944 in Puebla de Sancho Pérez, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Hamlet (1976), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1984) and Miroirs (1974). He died on 21 July 2014 in London, England, UK.- Ramón Lillo was born in Miajadas, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He is known for Backseat Fighter (2016), El crack (1981) and USA, violación y venganza (1983).
- Luis Cuenca was born on 6 December 1921 in Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Good Life (1996), La hora de los valientes (1998) and Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001). He died on 21 January 2004 in Madrid, Spain.
- Tomás Martín was born on 20 November 1970 in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor, known for Jamón, Jamón (1992), El río que nos lleva (1989) and The Young Picasso: 1881-1906 (1993).