Esperanza Fuentes Roy (born 22 November 1935) is a Spanish actress.

Career

Roy began acting with

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shows before she debuted in film in 1962. Prior to acting, Roy had trained professionals as a dancer. In the 1970s, Roy would appear in several horror films, including

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's thriller ''X-312: Flight to Hell'' (1971), ''

A Candle for the Devil ''A Candle for the Devil'' ( Spanish: ''Una vela para el diablo''), also released as ''It Happened at Nightmare Inn'', is a 1973 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martín and starring Aurora Bautista and Judy Geeson. Its plot follows two s ...

'' (1973) opposite

Aurora Bautista Aurora Bautista Zúmel (15 October 1925 – 27 August 2012) was a Spanish film actress. Bautista was born in Villanueva de los Infantes, and died in Madrid, aged 86. Selected filmography *1948 ''Madness for Love'', by Juan de Orduña *19 ...

and

Judy Geeson Judith Amanda Geeson ( ; born 10 September 1948) is an English film, stage, and television actress. She began her career primarily working on British television series, with a leading role on '' The Newcomers'' from 1965 to 1967, before making ...

, the

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film ''

Return of the Blind Dead ''Return of the Blind Dead'', also known as ''The Return of the Evil Dead'' and ''El ataque de los muertos sin ojos'' (literal translation: ''Attack of the Eyeless Dead''), is a 1973 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. T ...

'' (1973) and erotic movie '' La Zorrita en Bikini'' (1976), directed by Ignacio F. Iquino.

Personal life

Her husband is the

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film director

Javier Aguirre Fernández Javier Aguirre Fernández (13 June 1935 – 4 December 2019) was a Cinema of Spain, Spanish film film director, director, writer and producer. Biography and career Aguirre was born in Donostia-San Sebastián in Spain. Aguirre developed an i ...

Filmography

References

External links

* 1935 births Living people Spanish film actresses Spanish vedettes 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish stage actresses Actresses from Madrid {{Spain-actor-stub