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Espanita Cortez(1921-2014)

  • Actress
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A Parisian student, Gérard Morere, sets off to recover a lost treasure contained in a sunken Phoenician ship near an island off the coast of Corsica. With funds supplied by his fellow students, Gérard convinces a smuggler named Eric (played by Jess Franco favourite Howard Vernon) to be his transportation. Whilst diving for the treasure off the picturesque Lavezzi islands, Gérard gets to know Manina (Brigitte Bardot), the attractive daughter of the local lighthouse keeper... Notable for being one of Bardot's first on-screen performances, five years before her appearance in And God Created Woman launched her to super-stardom, Manina, The Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter is presented here for the first time ever on Blu-ray.
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The Girl in the Bikini (1952)
Espanita Cortez was born on 7 August 1921 in Ville d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds (1961), Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951) and Mister Taxi (1952). She died on 14 March 2014 in Vernon, Eure, France.
BornAugust 7, 1921
DiedMarch 14, 2014(92)
BornAugust 7, 1921
DiedMarch 14, 2014(92)
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Known for

The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds (1961)
The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds
6.6
  • Dona Estefania(as Espanita Cortes)
  • 1961
Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
Amazing Monsieur Fabre
6.9
  • L'impératrice Eugénie
  • 1951
Mister Taxi (1952)
Mister Taxi
6.3
  • L'aventurière italienne
  • 1952
Brigitte Bardot and Howard Vernon in The Girl in the Bikini (1952)
The Girl in the Bikini
5.4
  • La Franchucha
  • 1952

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Actress

  • Gérard Darrieu, Henri Nassiet, and Anne Tonietti in Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961)
    Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
    6.5
    • Donna Estefania (as Espanita Cortes)
    • 1961
  • The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds (1961)
    The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds
    6.6
    • Dona Estefania (as Espanita Cortes)
    • 1961
  • Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960)
    Le théâtre de la jeunesse
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Juana
    • 1961
  • Brigitte Bardot in The Female (1958)
    The Female
    5.5
    • Maria Teresa
    • 1958
  • Chassez le naturel
    Short
    • 1953
  • Orient Express (1952)
    Orient Express
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Brigitte Bardot and Howard Vernon in The Girl in the Bikini (1952)
    The Girl in the Bikini
    5.4
    • La Franchucha
    • 1952
  • Mister Taxi (1952)
    Mister Taxi
    6.3
    • L'aventurière italienne
    • 1952
  • Bluebeard (1951)
    Bluebeard
    6.2
    • Mercedes, die Spanierin
    • 1951
  • Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
    Amazing Monsieur Fabre
    6.9
    • L'impératrice Eugénie
    • 1951
  • Barbe-Bleue (1951)
    Barbe-Bleue
    5.7
    • Carmen Esmeralda Dulcinée de la Yotta
    • 1951
  • Clara de Montargis (1951)
    Clara de Montargis
    • 1951
  • Martine Carol in Méfiez-vous des blondes (1950)
    Méfiez-vous des blondes
    5.0
    • La danseuse espagnole
    • 1950
  • Le chanteur inconnu (1947)
    Le chanteur inconnu
    6.0
    • 1947

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  • Alternative name
    • Espanita Cortes
  • Born
    • August 7, 1921
    • Ville d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Died
    • March 14, 2014
    • Vernon, Eure, France

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