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Esperanza Roy | |
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Born | Esperanza Fuentes Roy November 22, 1935 Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1953–2010 |
Esperanza Fuentes Roy (born 22 November 1935) is a Spanish actress. [1]
Roy began acting with revue shows before she debuted in film in 1962. Prior to acting, Roy had trained professionals as a dancer. [1] [2] In the 1970s, Roy would appear in several horror films, including Jesús Franco's thriller X-312: Flight to Hell (1971), A Candle for the Devil (1973) opposite Aurora Bautista and Judy Geeson, the zombie film Return of the Blind Dead (1973) and erotic movie La Zorrita en Bikini (1976), directed by Ignacio F. Iquino. [1]
Her husband is the Basque film director Javier Aguirre Fernández.
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