Helena Cortesina(1903-1984)

Actress
Director
Composer

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Helena Cortesina was born on 17 July 1903 in Valencia, Spain. She was an actress and director, known for Flor de España o la historia de un torero (1923), La inaccesible (1921) and Crime de sang-froid (1947). She died on 7 March 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Known for

Helena Cortesina in Flor de España o la historia de un torero (1923)

Flor de España o la historia de un torero

Paloma

1923

Helena Cortesina and Florián Rey in La inaccesible (1921)

Elvira Montes

1921

Crime de sang-froid (1947)

Crime de sang-froid

6.1

Linda Moreno

1947

La dama duende (1945)

6.8

Actress

1945

Credits

Actress

El ojo de la cerradura
7.0
- 1966
Intriga en el escenario
- Olga
- 1953
La niña de fuego
6.7
- 1952
Crime de sang-froid
6.1
- Linda Moreno
- 1947
María Rosa
- 1946
Camino del infierno
7.7
- Española (uncredited)
- 1946
Los tres mosqueteros
6.2
- 1945
La dama duende
6.8
- 1945
Bodas de sangre
5.7
- La Mujer de Leonardo
- 1938
Flor de España o la historia de un torero
- Paloma
- 1923
La inaccesible
- Elvira Montes
- 1921

Director

Composer

Personal details

Born
- July 17, 1903
- Valencia, Spain
Died
- March 7, 1984
- Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Trivia
First Spanish woman who worked as a film director.

Nicknames
- Elena Cortesina
- La Venus Valenciana
- Venus of Valencia
- Elena Manuela Dolores Cortés Altabas

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