Elsa Cárdenas Explained

Elsa Cárdenas
Birth Name:	Elsa Cárdenas Renteria
Birth Date:	3 August 1932^[1]
Birth Place:	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Other Names:	Elsa Cardenas, Elsie Cardenas
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1954–present
Partner:	Budd Boetticher (1962–1964)

Elsa Cárdenas Rentería (born 3 August 1932)^[1] is a Mexican actress. Since 1954 she has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows. She starred in the film Happiness, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] She acted alongside many stars, including James Dean in Giant and Elvis Presley in Fun in Acapulco.^[3] She was formerly married to Houston independent oil operator Guy Patton.^[4]

Selected filmography

See main article: Elsa Cárdenas filmography.

• Giant (1956)
• The Brave One (1956)
• Happiness (1957)
• Have Gun-Will Travel (1959) as “Lahri”
• For the Love of Mike (1960)
• Fun in Acapulco (1963)
• Of Love and Desire (1963)
• Taggart (1964)
• Casa de Mujeres (1966)
• La señora Muerte (1969)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• La Pachanga (1981)

Telenovelas

• Mar de amor (2009) – Luciana de Irazabal

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Private Life and Times of Elsa Cardenas. www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
2. Web site: IMDB.com: Awards for Happiness . 29 December 2009 . imdb.com.
3. Web site: Valdez. Maria G. Elsa Cardenas, Elvis Presley Romance: Mexican Actress Reveals Past Love Affair While Shooting 'Fun In Acapulco'. Latin Times. 18 April 2014.
4. Web site: Guy Preston Patton & Elsa Cardenas. 17 April 2014. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222643/http://rutledge.awardspace.com/FamilyPages/F2550.html. dead.