Elsa Cárdenas

Elsa Cárdenas
Cárdenas in 1964
Born
Elsa Cárdenas Renteria

(1935-08-03) 3 August 1935[1]
Other namesElsa Cardenas, Elsie Cardenas
OccupationActress
Years active1954–2015
Spouse(s)
Guy Preston Patton
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(m. 1957; div. 1958)​

Álvaro Torreblanca Otawi
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(m. 1975; died 2009)​
PartnerBudd Boetticher (1962–1964)
Children1

Elsa Cárdenas Rentería (born 3 August 1935)[1] is a Mexican actress.

In film, she is notable for: Giant (1956), Felicidad (1957), Fun in Acapulco (1963), Casa de mujeres (1966) y La señora Muerte (1969), while in telenovelas, she stand out with: El amor tiene cara de mujer (1971), Carrusel (1989), Alma rebelde (1999), La Otra (2002), Fuego en la sangre (2008) and Lo imperdonable (2015).

Thanks to her national and international career, Cárdenas became one of the few Mexican actresses to have belonged to two of the most important stages of cinema, that of her country of origin and that of the United States, these being the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and the classical Hollywood cinema.

Career

She started her acting career in 1954, getting to appear in more than 100 films and television productions. She starred in the film Felicidad, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] She acted alongside many stars, including James Dean in Giant and Elvis Presley in Fun in Acapulco.[3] She was formerly married to Houston independent oil operator Guy Preston Patton.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1 2 "The Private Life and Times of Elsa Cardenas". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  2. ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for Happiness". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Valdez, Maria G. "Elsa Cardenas, Elvis Presley Romance: Mexican Actress Reveals Past Love Affair While Shooting 'Fun In Acapulco'". Latin Times. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Guy Preston Patton & Elsa Cardenas". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2014.