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Elsa Cárdenas(I)

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Elsa Cárdenas
A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.
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Fun in Acapulco (1963)
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Elsa Cárdenas was born on 3 August 1932 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Giant (1956), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Pobre niña rica (1995).
BornAugust 3, 1932
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Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cárdenas, and Alejandro Rey in Fun in Acapulco (1963)
Elizabeth Taylor, Dennis Hopper, Rock Hudson, Carroll Baker, and Elsa Cárdenas in Giant (1956)
Dennis Hopper and Elsa Cárdenas in Giant (1956)
Elsa Cárdenas, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., and Michel Ray in The Brave One (1956)
Elvis Presley and Elsa Cardenas in "Fun in Acapulco," Paramount, 1963.
Elvis Presley in "Fun in Acapulco," Paramount, 1963.
Elvis Presley and Elsa Cardenas in "Fun in Acapulco," Paramount, 1963.
Omar Sharif and Elsa Cárdenas at an event for The 20th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1963)
Marco Antonio Campos, Elsa Cárdenas, Gaspar Henaine, and Salome in El camino de los espantos (1967)

Known for:

James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)
Giant
7.6
  • Juana Guerra Benedict(as Elsa Cardenas)
  • 1956
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch
7.9
  • Elsa(as Elsa Cardenas)
  • 1969
Ariel López Padilla and Victoria Ruffo in Pobre niña rica (1995)
Pobre niña rica
6.8
TV Series
  • Alicia Vda. de García-Mora
Yadhira Carrillo and Juan Soler in The Other Woman (2002)
The Other Woman
8.5
TV Series
  • Martha Viuda de Guillen
  • Martha de Guillen

Credits

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Actress

  • Verónica
    • Leonor
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Sergio Sendel, Grettell Valdez, Iván Sánchez, and Ana Brenda Contreras in Lo imperdonable (2015)
    Lo imperdonable
    • Jovita
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Pedro Fernández and Marjorie De Sousa in Until the End of Time (2014)
    Until the End of Time
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Sebastián Rulli and Eiza González in Amores verdaderos (2012)
    Amores verdaderos
    • Jueza
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Irma Dorantes, Jorge Galván, Jaime Jiménez Pons, Javier López, Carmen Salinas, Jose Eduardo, and Catalina Odio in Letters to Elena (2011)
    Letters to Elena
    • Vieja Madrigal
    • 2011
  • Sebastián Rulli, Aarón Díaz, and Angelique Boyer in Teresa (2010)
    Teresa
    • Directora de Fundación Paloma
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • La rosa de Guadalupe (2008)
    La rosa de Guadalupe
    • Gloria
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Mario Cimarro and Zuria Vega in Curse by the Sea (2009)
    Curse by the Sea
    • Luciana de Irazabal
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Fuego en la sangre (2008)
    Fuego en la sangre
    • Madre Superiora
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Código postal (2006)
    Código postal
    • Josefina De Alba
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2007
  • Silvia Pinal in Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985)
    Mujer, casos de la vida real
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2005
  • Yadhira Carrillo and Juan Soler in The Other Woman (2002)
    The Other Woman
    • Martha de Guillen
    • Martha Viuda de Guillen
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Lisette Morelos and Eduardo Verástegui in Alma rebelde (1999)
    Alma rebelde
    • Natalia
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Alicia Machado in Infierno en el paraíso (1999)
    Infierno en el paraíso
    • Elsa
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Kate del Castillo and Guy Ecker in La mentira (1998)
    La mentira
    • Helen
    • La Mamá de Karla
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Leticia Calderón and Fernando Colunga in Esmeralda (1997)
    Esmeralda
    • Hortencia Lazcano
    • TV Series
    • 1997

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Budd Boetticher in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
    • still photographer (as Elsa Cardenas)
    • TV Movie
    • 2005

Videos14

The Brave One
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The Brave One
The Brave One
Clip 1:06
The Brave One
The Brave One
Clip 1:17
The Brave One
The Brave One
Clip 0:53
The Brave One
The Brave One
Clip 0:32
The Brave One
The Brave One
Clip 1:07
The Brave One
The Brave One
Clip 1:24
The Brave One
The Brave One
Interview 1:01
The Brave One
The Brave One
Interview 0:38
The Brave One
Trailer
Trailer 3:11
Trailer
The Brave One
Trailer 2:52
The Brave One
The Brave One (1956)
Trailer 2:51
The Brave One (1956)

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  • Alternative names
    • Elsa Cardenas
  • Born
    • August 3, 1932
    • Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • Spouses
      Guy Preston PattonSeptember 15, 1957 - ? (divorced)

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