María José Cantudo
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1951-07-10 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Andújar, Jaén, Spain
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (27)
Pasión
1977
as Isabel
The Ambitious Lover
1982
as Anna
La ópera rock Jesucristo Superstar: un hito en la historia del musical español
2018
as Self
Autopsy
1973
as Mrs. Vincent
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
1973
as (uncredited)
El último proceso en París
1974
as Dennis
The Kidnapping
1976
as Marisa
Blood and Passion
1976
as Juana Ríos
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
as Self
Señoritas de uniforme
1976
as Manuela
Las chicas del bingo
1982
as María
The Killer Is Not Alone
1975
as Sara
Horror Rises from the Tomb
1973
as Chantal
Piernas cruzadas
1984
as Lucerito Rioja / Rosario de la Mota
The Lively Vampires of Vögel
1975
as Laura
Inseminación artificial
1984
as Alicia Jordán
Love Is a Strange Game
1983
The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy
1976
as Ana
Los días de Cabirio
1971
as Chica de la boîte Perversión (uncredited)
Bordello
1981
as Esther
Las delicias de los verdes años
1976
as Herminia
Life, Love and Death
1982
as Flavia
Los hijos de...
1976
as Rocío
Seven Jackals
1974
The Frenchman's Garden
1978
as Andrea
Sangre en el Caribe
1985
as Julia
Marked by Men
1977
as Carmen
About María José Cantudo
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… With 31 credits spanning from 1971 to 2018, María José Cantudo has appeared in 27 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular María José Cantudo Movies
- Pasión (1977) — as Isabel
- The Ambitious Lover (1982) — as Anna
- La ópera rock Jesucristo Superstar: un hito en la historia del musical español (2018) — as Self
- Autopsy (1973) — as Mrs. Vincent
- Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973) — as (uncredited)
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