María José Cantudo
Also Known As: María Purificación Josefa Cantudo Porcel
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Andújar, Jaén, Spain
Adult: No
Birthday: July 10, 1951
Age: 73 years old
Gender: Female
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Horror Rises from the Tomb
Overview: In Medieval France a warlock is beheaded and his wife is tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later, an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-04-27
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Autopsy
Overview: Mondo-style docudrama about a war correspondent who comes back home and has a spiritual crisis about his own mortality. Surreal fantasy sequences are mixed with graphic real autopsy footage.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-10-15
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Las delicias de los verdes años
Overview: In the Middle Age, a farmer named Mauro is heading to Madrid following the last will of his father.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-09-12
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Las chicas del bingo
Overview: The movie tells the story of four beautifull and young girls: María, Pilar, Patricia and Virginia. They all work at the bingo and while they sell bingo cars they fill the room with smiles, happyness and excitement. But not all in their lifes is a game. They have all type of problems and dificult situations at work: the harassment of men, the quirks of the players ... but by the end love will win, as well as the joy of life and optimism.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1982-05-25
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Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
Overview: A new vision of the Knight of the sad figure, which lives obsessed by the chivalry and its codes of honor. Accompanied by his unusual squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote recalls some of the adventures they've shared.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1973-03-09
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Seven Jackals
Overview: Seven legendary outlaws face a rival gang.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Piernas cruzadas
Overview: Lucerito is a Spanish star who has come to Mexico, accompanied by her godfather and her agent, to find work. Rosario is from upper class society and has grown tired of the demands made upon her by her family. When they meet each other in a Mexican hotel, they discover that they could be each other's identical twin and decide to change places.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1984-03-15
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The Lively Vampires of Vögel
Overview: The town of Vögel, in Transylvania, stands under the ruins of the old castle where the vampire lord tortured his prisoners and drank their blood. A group of stranded entertainers take shelter in the remote European castle and the Count is naturally delighted to receive them…
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-11-16
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The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-10-18
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Blood and Passion
Overview: Pamplona, 1975: Dr. Navarro, a famous doctor in the city, feels strongly attracted to Juana, his nurse, who is also in love with the doctor. Navarro, however, moved by his strong religious convictions (in fact, he is a numerary member of Opus Dei) remains faithful to his wife and tries by all means to prevent that their relations with Juana break through professional boundaries. For the purpose of that, he orders the nurse will sent to another hospital. This will push Juana to take the initiative and provoke the doctor during San Fermines.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-02-23
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The Kidnapping
Overview: Inspired by the famous Patty Hearst case, this thriller centers around a young woman who's kidnapped and brainwashed by a crime ring and ends up succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-12-30
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Marked by Men
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1977-03-14
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The Frenchman's Garden
Overview: "The Frenchman" was what locals called the man who ran the bar and restaurant in the small town of Peñaflor in rural Spain in the early part of the 20th century. But Juan Andrés Aldije Monmeja was not your usual jolly innkeeper. He ran an illegal gambling den and pimped out the waitresses who worked for him. Deciding there were easier and quicker ways to exploit his customers, The Frenchman started slaughtering them, stealing their money and burying their corpses in the garden at the back of his inn. It was not long before people started asking questions...
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1978-06-04
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Pasión
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1977-02-21
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The Ambitious Lover
Overview: A husband and his lover plan the killing of his wife.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: el
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Killer Is Not Alone
Overview: Julio, an only child belonging to a wealthy family, murders a prostitute who tries to seduce him. He, in childhood, suffered severe trauma and this causes serious problems with women. Because of this, runs away and stays in a boarding house in Madrid, where he meets Monica, the daughter of the owner, who maintains relationships that seek to build on for help in their desperate situation. As his obsession for killing is increasing.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-11-03
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Sangre en el Caribe
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1985-05-16
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Life, Love and Death
Overview: Divided into three grotesque stories of absurd humor that, as the title suggests, are based on life, love and death.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1982-09-27
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Los hijos de...
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Señoritas de uniforme
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-10-08
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Inseminación artificial
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1984-02-20
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Bordello
Overview: Minister with four virgin daughters inherits a bordello. The land contains a silver mine and the corrupt sheriff tries to force them to leave.
Genres: Western Adventure Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-02-05
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The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Overview: King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the Spanish Lon Chaney and the most prolific filmmaker dedicated to the fantastic cinema in Spain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-10-07
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El último proceso en París
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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El amor es un juego extraño
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Los días de Cabirio
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1971-12-22
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La ópera rock Jesucristo Superstar: un hito en la historia del musical español
Overview: On November 6, 1975, a few days before the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish version of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, originally written by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, premiers in Madrid, starring and produced by singer Camilo Sesto, a controversial work that became a mass phenomenon.
Genres: Documentary History Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-12-15
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