Elisa Montes
was born Elisa Euiz Penella on December 15, 1934 in Granada, Granada, Spain.
Ever since she was a child she has dedicated herself to acting, debuting on the
big screen in 1954 with the film “Elena”, by Jesús Pascual. Near the end of the
1950s she worked in the cinema and obtained notable roles, acting in “La vida
en un bloc” by Luis Lucia, “Ana dice sí” (1959), by Pedro Lazaga, costarring
Fernando Fernán Gómez and Analía Gadé, and “La cuarta ventana” (1963), by Julio
Coll, costarring Montés’s two sisters, Emma Penella
[1930-2007] and Terele Pávez [1939- ].
In the 1960s,
Montés frequently worked in co-productions and Euyro westerns, with titles like
“Samson and the Mighty Challenge” (1964),
“Outlaw of Red River” (1965), “Seven Dollars on the Red” (1966), “Texas,
Adiós” (1966), “Return of the Seven” (1967) and “Maneater of Hydra” (1967).
She also
started working in Spanish TV during this period, acting in the series ‘Tragedias
de la vida vulgar’, with her then-husband Antonio Ozores [1928-2010], and her
brother-in-law, José Luis Ozores [1923-1968], and forming a part of the
successful cast of Valerio Lazarov, ‘El Irreal Madrid’ (1969).
Later her
appearances on television and in movies decreased gradually, especially in her
participation in one of the most emblematic series in the history of Spanish
television: ‘Verano azul’ (1981), by Antonio Mercero, in which she played
Carmen, the mother of Bea (Pilar Torres) and Tito (Miguel Joven).
On the other
hand, her theater career boomed as she acted in “Es mentira” (1980), and “Las
prostitutas os precederán en el reino de los cielos” (1984), by José Luis
Martín Descalzo.
In 1991 she
returned to film to star in “Martes de Carnaval”, with Fernando Guillén and
Juan Diego. Before retiring, she played in the series by Antena 4 ‘Hermanos de
leche’ (1994–1995) and in the movie “Mar de luna” (1995), with the lead role
played by her sister Emma Penella.
Today we
celebrate one beauties of the Euro-western Elisa Montes on her 80th
birthday.
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