María José Cantudo

Born: 1951-07-10

María Purificación Josefa Cantudo Porcel, known as María José Cantudo (Andújar, Jaén, July 10, 1951), is a Spanish actress and vedette. The hotelier businessman Carlos del Val encourages and supports her so that she can start an artistic career in Madrid. Her beginnings in 1971-1972 are as an advertising model and photo novel actress, a genre in which she acquires certain popularity. She began her film career in 1973 with the films El espanto surge de la tumba and Autopsia, but achieved her first success under Jorge Grau in La trastienda (1976), where she starred in the first female full nude (seen through a mirror) of Spanish cinema. In 1973 she married the singer and actor Manolo Otero, father of her only son, Manuel (b. 1974). Separated in 1978, she has been romantically linked to actor Pedro Ruiz and artistic entrepreneur Enrique Cornejo. In 2013 she is designated an honorary member of UNESCO for her philanthropic work.


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Horror Rises from the Tomb

as Chantal
Released: 1973-04-27

In Medieval France a warlock is beheaded and his wife is tortured and executed. Hundreds of...

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Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo

as (uncredited)
Released: 1973-03-09

A new vision of the Knight of the sad figure, which lives obsessed by the chivalry and its codes...

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Blood and Passion

as Juana Ríos
Released: 1976-02-23

Pamplona, 1975: Dr. Navarro, a famous doctor in the city, feels strongly attracted to Juana, his...

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Autopsy

as Mrs. Vincent
Released: 1973-10-15

Mondo-style docudrama about a war correspondent who comes back home and has a spiritual crisis...

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Inseminación artificial

as uncredited
Released: 1984-02-20

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Pasión

as Isabel
Released: 1977-02-21

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The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy

as Ana
Released: 1976-10-18

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Piernas cruzadas

as Lucerito Rioja / Rosario de la Mota
Released: 1984-03-15

Lucerito is a Spanish star who has come to Mexico, accompanied by her godfather and her agent,...

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Seven Jackals

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-01

Seven legendary outlaws face a rival gang.

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The Kidnapping

as Marisa
Released: 1976-01-01

Inspired by the famous Patty Hearst case, this thriller centers around a young woman who's...

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Señoritas de uniforme

as Manuela
Released: 1976-10-08

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The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

as Herself
Released: 2010-10-07

King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the...

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The Lively Vampires of Vögel

as Laura
Released: 1975-11-16

The town of Vögel, in Transylvania, stands under the ruins of the old castle where the vampire...

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Bordello

as Esther
Released: 1981-02-05

Minister with four virgin daughters inherits a bordello. The land contains a silver mine and the...

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Life, Love and Death

as Flavia
Released: 1982-09-27

Divided into three grotesque stories of absurd humor that, as the title suggests, are based on...

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Los días de Cabirio

as Chica de la boîte Perversión (uncredited)
Released: 1971-12-22

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Marked by Men

as Carmen
Released: 1977-03-14

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Sangre en el Caribe

as Julia
Released: 1985-05-16

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El amor es un juego extraño

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-01

Mexican feature film

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The Killer Is Not Alone

as Sara
Released: 1975-01-01

Julio, an only child belonging to a wealthy family, murders a prostitute who tries to seduce...

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The Ambitious Lover

as Anna
Released: 1982-01-01

A husband and his lover plan the killing of his wife.

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El último proceso en París

as Dennis
Released: 1974-01-01

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Las delicias de los verdes años

as Herminia
Released: 1976-09-12

In the Middle Age, a farmer named Mauro is heading to Madrid following the last will of his father.

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Las chicas del bingo

as María
Released: 1982-05-25

The movie tells the story of four beautifull and young girls: María, Pilar, Patricia and...

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The Frenchman's Garden

as Andrea
Released: 1978-06-04

"The Frenchman" was what locals called the man who ran the bar and restaurant in the small town...

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Cuéntame cómo pasó

as Susana de Ramírez Sañudo
First aired: 2001-09-13

Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the...

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La que se avecina

as Ella misma
First aired: 2007-04-22

La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero...

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