Elvira Catalina Quintana Molina[1] (7 November 1935[2] – 8 August 1968) was a Spanish actress and singer.

[1] Her first important role was as Carmen Ochoa in "Una solución inesperada", a segment of the drama film Canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1956).

[1] She then enrolled in the National Association of Actors' theatre and film institute (Instituto Teatral y Cinematográfico).

[1] She was given her first starring role in El buen ladrón (1957) before her breakthrough in Bolero inmortal (1958), in which she debuted as a singer; the film's soundtrack album, for which she recorded songs, was a commercial success throughout Hispanic America.

Her last appearances were in the telenovelas El dolor de amar (1966), in which she played a villain for the first time, and Felipa Sánchez, la soldadera (1967), in which the press declared she created "an unforgettable character" as the title role.