Acting
María José Cantudo
Born Jul 10, 1951 · Andújar, Jaén, Spain
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.
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Acting
La ópera rock Jesucristo Superstar: un hito en la historia del musical español
2018
Documentary · History · Music
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
Documentary
La que se avecina
2007
Comedy
Cuéntame cómo pasó
2001
Comedy · Drama
La Comedia Musical Española
1985
Sangre en el Caribe
1985
Drama
Piernas cruzadas
1984
Comedy
Inseminación artificial
1984
Drama
Love Is a Strange Game
1983
Drama
Life, Love and Death
1982
Comedy
Las chicas del bingo
1982
Comedy
The Ambitious Lover
1982
Crime · Drama · Romance
Bordello
1981
Western · Adventure · Comedy
The Frenchman's Garden
1978
Horror · Drama
Marked by Men
1977
Drama
Pasión
1977
Drama
The Kidnapping
1976
Crime · Drama
The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy
1976
Comedy
Señoritas de uniforme
1976
Comedy
Las delicias de los verdes años
1976
Comedy
Blood and Passion
1976
Drama
Los hijos de...
1976
Comedy
The Lively Vampires of Vögel
1975
Comedy · Horror
The Killer Is Not Alone
1975
Horror · Drama
Seven Jackals
1974
Adventure
El último proceso en París
1974
Comedy
Autopsy
1973
Drama · Documentary
Horror Rises from the Tomb
1973
Horror
Don Quixote Rides Again
1973
Comedy
Los días de Cabirio
1971
Comedy