María José Cantudo
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Horror Rises from the Tomb
as Chantal
1973
Autopsy
as Mrs. Vincent
1973
Las delicias de los verdes años
as Herminia
1976
Las chicas del bingo
as María
1982
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
as (uncredited)
1973
Piernas cruzadas
as Lucerito Rioja / Rosario de la Mota
1984
Seven Jackals
1974
The Lively Vampires of Vögel
as Laura
1975
The Shameful Secret of a Good Boy
as Ana
1976
Blood and Passion
as Juana Ríos
1976
The Kidnapping
as Marisa
1976
The Frenchman's Garden
as Andrea
1978
Marked by Men
as Carmen
1977
Pasión
as Isabel
1977
The Ambitious Lover
as Anna
1982
The Killer Is Not Alone
as Sara
1975
Sangre en el Caribe
as Julia
1985
Life, Love and Death
as Flavia
1982
Los hijos de...
as Rocío
1976
Señoritas de uniforme
as Manuela
1976
