Elena Santonja
Known for Acting · 7 credits
- Born
- 1932-05-29
- Died
- 2016-10-17
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Spain
Biography
María Elena Santonja Esquivias (29 May 1932 – 17 October 2016) was a Spanish TV presenter and occasional actress.
She was the host of some shows in the early days of TVE such as Entre nosotras (1958), but she reached fame as a host of the cooking show Con las manos en la masa, that lasted from 1984 to 1991. In this program she cooked food alongside many celebrities (a different one per episode) such as Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Rosa Chacel, Carlos Berlanga, Joaquín Sabina, Alaska...
She also made sporadic roles as actress in films such as El verdugo (1963) by Luis García Berlanga or Crimen de doble filo (1965) by José Luis Borau.
She married in 1956 with film director and scriptwriter Jaime de Armiñán whom she had 3 children: Álvaro, Eduardo and Carmen.
She died on 17 October 2016 in Madrid at aged 84.
Known For
Movies (7)
Live Flesh
1997
as Madre de Elena (uncredited)
The Executioner
1963
as Girl at Book Fair
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
1969
as Party Guest
¡Jo, papá!
1975
as Elena (uncredited)
Moors and Christians
1987
as Self
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
National III
1982
About Elena Santonja
María Elena Santonja Esquivias (29 May 1932 – 17 October 2016) was a Spanish TV presenter and occasional actress. She was the host of some shows in the early days of TVE such as Entre nosotras (1958), but she reached fame as a host of the cooking show Con las manos en la masa, that lasted from 1984 to 1991. In this program she cooked food alongside many celebrities (a different one per episode) such as Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Rosa Chacel, Carlos Berlanga, Joaquín Sabina, Alaska... She also made sporadic roles as actress in films such as El… With 7 credits spanning from 1963 to 2019, Elena Santonja has appeared in 7 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elena Santonja Movies
- Live Flesh (1997) — as Madre de Elena (uncredited)
- The Executioner (1963) — as Girl at Book Fair
- Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés (1969) — as Party Guest
- ¡Jo, papá! (1975) — as Elena (uncredited)
- Moors and Christians (1987) — as Self
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