María Antinea

María Antinea (June 17, 1915 – July 29, 1991) was a Spanish actress, vedette, dancer, cupletista and tonadillera.

In the 1930s, Antinea joined the "Compañía campúa" of the Teatro Chueca in Madrid and began a career as a stage actress alongside the likes of Sarita Montiel, Pedrito Rico and Carmen Amaya.

[1] Antinea moved to Argentina in 1939, where she continued her theatre career, working alongside the likes of Tato Bores, Elina Colomer, Fernando Ochoa and Virginia Luque, among others.

She was cast by Leopoldo Torres Ríos to make her film debut in Los pagares de Mendieta (1939).

[3] In 1940, Antinea appeared in Explosivo 008, followed by a starring role on in 1945's Las aventuras de Frijolito y Robustiana.