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Carolina Yuste was born on 30 July 1991 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Jokes & Cigarettes (2023), The Cover (2021) and Carmen & Lola (2018).

Born in Extremadura, lived in Córdoba 2 years until he moves to Madrid, in order to study political sciences. While attending university, decided to enroll at the EOC, an acting school. He debuted in cinema with a minor role in the film, Rosa de Lima (1962). After an initial stage in which he played loose papers with a predominance of villains, from the 1980s, that begins to appear on more ambitious and controversial films, ascending to a position of first order within the Spanish acting landscape.

Elvira Quintana, one of the most beautiful actresses ever to grace the Mexican movie screen, was born in Bajadoz, Spain, in November 1935. Her father was killed during the Spanish Civil War, and she and her mother fled Spain and emigrated to Mexico as political refugees when she was five. Quintana enrolled in the Instituto Teatral y Cinematográfica de ANDA, the Mexican actors' union acting school, working to pay her tuition money. Even before she completed the three-year course, she was cast in bit parts and as an extra in films. Quintana also worked on the stage and in radio early in her acting career.

The young actress had a prominent nose, and she underwent a rhinoplasty to have its size reduced. After her nose-job, her career began to bloom. (She also enlarged her bust by undergoing liquid silicone injections.)

Quintana became a star in 1958 with her singing and dancing performance in Bolero inmortal (1958), in which her character becomes a famous stage performer, but who remains romantically unfulfilled. Quintana rarely appeared in "serious" dramatic fare such as the film that made her a star, appearing mostly in rancheras (a Mexican movie genre of ranch-based comedies), contemporary comedies, and Westerns.

Quintana's star waxed in 1960s, appearing as a regular on the television show "Noches Tapatías" and making appearances in TV movies and on the radio. She became a top star in musicals, and as a recording artist, she released albums of musical diverse genres.

Responding to inquiries on why she had never married, Quintana said she was looking for a "complete gentleman" in her future husband. If she could meet this ideal of a man, she claimed, "I would get married and retire to the peace of home." She never married, as her life was cut short before she could meet her ideal man.

Quintana was struck by pancreatitis in the fall of 1967, which developed into kidney problems, necessitating dialysis. Released from the hospital in February 1968, Quintana returned to work, resuming her recording career. She also appeared in 50 chapters of the radio novella "El Hipócrita" for XEW, until she had to suspend her participation due to a renewal of her illness. She would require intermittent hospitalization until her death in the summer of 1968.

In June 1968, Quintana began seeking specialist care for her pancreatic and kidney problems. She considered going to the United States for treatment, including a possible kidney transplant, but at the beginning of August, she was again hospitalized. On August 8, 1968, Elvira Quintana suffered a cerebral embolism caused by hypertension related to her kidney problems and died at the age of 33.

It was rumored that her fatal illness was caused by the liquid silicone injections she had received. Enlarging the breast through silicone injections required silicone to be injected between the pectoral muscles of the chest wall and the back of the mammary tissues. The problems associated with injections led to the development of breast implants, although a direct cause-and-effect relationship with kidney disease has never been clearly established.

Her funeral was attended by many famous people who came to mourn the death of the beautiful actress. Three years after her death, Elvira Quintana's mother had a book of poetry written by her daughter published. "Poesías de Elvira Quintana" contains 200 poems written by Quintana, who had said that poetry-writing was one of her favorite pastimes.

Luis Alcoriza was born on 5 September 1918 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Presagio (1974), Mecánica nacional (1972) and Tlayucan (1962). He was married to Janet Alcoriza. He died on 3 December 1992 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Florinda Chico was born on 24 April 1926 in Don Benito, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She was an actress, known for The House of Bernarda Alba (1987), Cría Cuervos (1976) and Jarrapellejos (1988). She was married to Santos Pumar. She died on 19 February 2011 in Madrid, Spain.

During his adolescence, plays her first roles on stage. Gets his first starring role in 1931 with "Don Friolera horns" and then joins the company La Barraca de Federico García Lorca, where he remained until the eve of the Spanish Civil War. After Franco's victory, was exiled to Argentina. In Buenos Aires Tetra is linked to the environment to maintain its name, works in the company of Margarita Xirgu and get their first Argentine film offers. In 1957 he returned to Spain and subsequently worked steadily theater, film and television.

María Ballesteros was born in 1981 in Frenegal de la Sierra, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Epitafios (2014), Noise (2007) and May God Save Us (2016).

Francisco Maestre was born on 2 July 1957 in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Devil's Backbone (2001), Barrio (1998) and Bad Education (2004). He died on 27 January 2011 in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.

David Rocha was born on 16 April 1954 in Medina de las Torres, Badajoz, Spain. He is an actor, known for That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), The Killer of Dolls (1975) and Las aventuras de Enrique y Ana (1981).

Marc Romero was born on 13 October 1977 in Badajoz. He is a director and actor, known for 75 días (2020), Venganza (2002) and Alma, Verano 1981.

Born under the given name of Alberto Delgado in Extremadura, he has lived in Madrid for more than 15 years. He studied arts in High School. And is a recently graduated student from the film school ECAM (Escuela de Cinematografía y del audiovisual de Madrid). Specializing in art direction. Where he was under the tutelage of great professionals of the industry such as: David Temprano, Pilar Revuelta, Carlos Dorremochea, Puerto Collado and many others... He firstly worked in the art department of the latest Martin Scorsese production "Escape (2024)", directed by Rodrigo Cortés. He also has worked in the production department of the latest Julio Medem film "8cho".

Jaime Vaca was born on 24 March 1977 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He is a writer and producer, known for Elite (2018), Aula de castigo (2014) and Lluvia: Sóner records (2010).

Celestino Coronado was born on 20 November 1944 in Puebla de Sancho Pérez, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Hamlet (1976), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1984) and Miroirs (1974). He died on 21 July 2014 in London, England, UK.

Jimmy Roca was born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He is known for Dos rivales casi iguales (2007), El traje (2002) and Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011).

Olga Ramos was a popular singer, violinist and actress who seldom appeared in films but was much in demand on stage, television and recordings. She started playing the violin at age eight and by the time she reached adulthood she had graduated with honors from the Royal Conservatory of Madrid obtaining a Master of Music for her virtuosity on that instrument. She also took drama and voice lessons on a side since the times required versatility if you needed to earn a living. One of her professors was the famed pianist and conductor Ataulfo Argenta who encouraged her to both sing and play the violin.

Her professional career had a slow start due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and its devastation which marked the postwar years. Young Olga struggled trying to find employment as a musician. However Spain was slowing rebounding and different forms of entertainment were emerging. One of them was the film industry and young Olga was hired to play a singing gypsy in the film "Leyenda rota" (1940). Her next assignment came thanks to a government mandate that required live entertainment in all movie houses. At the Bilbao Cinema, the house orchestra needed a violinist and Olga got the job.

Soon, she built up a reputation as an excellent soloist and started receiving requests to play with bands entertaining at cafe concerts. Those establishments were a combination bar-cafeteria-restaurant and were fast becoming the rage since they offered customers food, drinks, and live music, all for an affordable price. Most important for musicians, cafe concerts were popping up all over Spain, providing endless employment opportunities. In time, Olga Ramos turned into one of the most popular attractions for the cafe concert crowd. At first she just played with the anonymous house bands but when her popularity grew, she formed her own band with the help of fellow musician Enrique Martinez de Gamboa, a.k.a. "El Cipri", whom she ended up marrying. The couple were a perfect meeting of the minds and talents. "El Cipri" not only played sax, clarinet and accordion, but was also a talented arranger, poet and composer. Together they raised the music quality of the cafe concert to new heights.

With "El Cipri" arrangements, Olga and her band could now include in their repertoire of Spanish standards, arias and excerpts from operas and zarzuelas, as well as music from Hollywood films and Broadway musicals. Encouraged by her husband, Olga often sang during their show and the audiences were enthralled by her voice and personal singing style. She became known as "the queen of the cafe concerts" and always lived up to her fame. Throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, they played constantly all over Spain and about this time Olga was asked to record her first sides as a vocalist. However times were changing, and with the arrival of television, the glorious days of cafe concerts were over. "El Cipri", who was much older than Olga decided to retire and supervise personally the education of their only daughter, Olga Maria.

Olga took a year's sabbatical during which she concentrated on her duties as housewife and mother but music was too strong a force inside her. She decided to continued her career and unstintingly turned to singing. Olga had always sang and enjoyed the "cuples" or pop songs from the beginning of the XX Century and noticed that those same songs were becoming popular again. Among other factors, this was due to the immense box office success of the film "El ultimo cuple" (1957) which unleashed a veritable "cuplemania" on the public of Spain and Latin America. The old "cuples" invaded everything; films, radio, television, stage as well as the recording industry. Olga revamped her repertoire accordingly and devised a nostalgic one woman show in which she sang, did comedy routines, and, as sort of intermission, played the violin. This new approach was well received by audiences and critics alike who reported that Miss Ramos was creating a new way to deliver the popular "cuples".

In 1967, Romanian expatriate and businessman Alexander Carven understood Olga's potential and made her an offer she could not resist. He had a restaurant in the old section of Madrid and wanted to turn it into a showplace for Olga Ramos. She accepted immediately since this would give her the opportunity to work close to home. Olga became Carvens business partner and together they remodeled the restaurant converting it into a dinner-theater they named "El ultimo cuple". Later, after its continued success, it was renamed "Noches de cuples" (Nights of cuples).

With Olga's extraordinary performances and serving exquisite Spanish cuisine, the place became a stalwart of the Madrid night scene for over fifteen years. Royalty, politicians, writers, journalists, show business personalities, celebrities of all sorts, along with local residents and tourists, visited Olga's place and made it their favorite. Olga was also highly acclaimed as a recording personality. She recorded several studio albums that were very successful, and a live album of her show which earned her a gold record and has been re-released several times. She also appeared on television quite often in the best variety shows. In short, "the queen of cafe concerts" had reinvented herself as "the queen of the cuples", the "cupletista" (cuple vocalist) par excellence.

At home, it became obvious that her daughter Olga Maria wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps. Olga arranged for her to have music and voice lessons as she had done, and personally groomed her for the big time. Olga Maria made her debut at Olga's place and went on to achieve her own stage and recording career. The media and the public has always considered Olga Maria her mother's qualified successor.

When Mr. Carven passed away, Olga Ramos became the sole owner of the dinner theater and remained so for a few more years, however trouble was brewing at City Hall. Neither Olga nor Olga Maria were given satisfactory explanations, but it seems Olga's place was in the way of some big city developments and the celebrated establishment was ordered to close and be demolished. Olga and her daughter tried to stop it, but after spending a small fortune in legal and attorney's fees, they gave up the fight. Heartbroken, the famed artist continued recording and guest starring on television, often as a duo with her daughter.

On the more positive side, Olga Ramos received many tributes and accolades from her peers and from community organizations. Ironically, the city of Madrid placed a commemorative plaque with her name on the street where her dinner theater used to be. The city of Badajoz, her birth place, named a street after her, while Spain's Ministry of Labor awarded her their Medal of Merit for her long uninterrupted career. By age 80, Olga's health began failing but she would not consider retirement. She would say to the press with a wink "I might have wrinkles on my face but not on my voice". However she began spending more time resting at her magnificent country villa on the outskirts of Madrid. It was there on August 25, 2005 that her heart succumbed to cardiac arrest ending up the life of one of Spain's brightest performers.

José Gutiérrez Maesso was born on 10 June 1920 in Azuaga, Badajoz, Spain. He was a writer and producer, known for Triangle of Lust (1978), The Mean Machine (1973) and Order to Assassinate (1975). He died on 1 August 2016.

Tomás Martín was born on 20 November 1970 in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He is an actor, known for Jamón, Jamón (1992), El río que nos lleva (1989) and The Young Picasso: 1881-1906 (1993).

Enrique Díaz Indiano was born on 7 January 1898 in Valencia del Ventoso, Badajoz, Spain. He was an actor, known for 800 Leagues Over the Amazon (1959), Las canciones unidas (1960) and Historia de un corazón (1951). He was married to Encarnación Quintero and Andrea Palma. He died on 3 October 1970 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.

Adelaida García Morales was born in 1945 in Badajoz, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She was a writer, known for El Sur (1983) and Nueva narrativa española. 2ª parte (1991). She died on 22 September 2014 in Dos Hermanas, Seville, Andalucía, Spain.

Arni Giraldo was born in 1962 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is a cinematographer and art director, known for Más que amigos (1997), El comisario (1999) and La batalla de las estrellas (1993).

Cristina Almeida was born on 24 July 1944 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress, known for 7 vidas (1999), Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001) and Hermida y Cía (1993).

Encarna Salazar was born on 9 January 1961 in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. She is an actress, known for Campofrío: La tienda LOL (2018), Azúcar Moreno: Mambo (1991) and Pasapalabra (2016). She is married to Mauricio Trillo. They have one child.

José Ramon Gonzalez was born on 3 January 1983 in Badajoz.

Antonio Orellana was born on 4 February 1923 in Zafra, Badajoz, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for Cinco vidas y un destino (1957), Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales (1968) and Santo vs. the Zombies (1962). He died on 21 April 2018 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Reyes Abades was born on 25 July 1949 in Castilblanco, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. He was an actor, known for Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Open Your Eyes (1997) and The Skin I Live In (2011). He died on 1 February 2018 in Madrid, Spain.