Helena Cortesina, also known as Elena Cortesina or Elena Manuela Dolores Cortés Altabas, was a Spanish film director, actor, producer, and theatrical entrepreneur. She directed and produced the first known film by a Spanish woman, Flor de España o la leyenda de un torero (1921), which has since been lost.
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Los Tres Mosqueteros
Camino del infierno
Bodas de sangre
María Rosa
The Eavesdropper
The Ghost Lady
Flor de España o la leyenda de un torero
La niña de fuego
A Sangre Fría
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Helena Cortesina, also known as Elena Cortesina or Elena Manuela Dolores Cortés Altabas, was a Spanish film director, actor, producer, and theatrical entrepreneur. She directed and produced the first known film by a Spanish woman, Flor de España o la leyenda de un torero (1921), which has since been lost. She acted in the film alongside her sisters, Ofelia and Angélica, who were collectively referred to as the Hermanas Cortesina.
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