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Elena Santonja

Elena Santonja

Actor, Director, Writer

Born May 29, 1932 in Madrid, Spain

Died October 17, 2016

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Biography

María Elena Santonja Esquivias (29 May 1932 – 17 October 2016) was a Spanish TV presenter and occasional actress.

She was the host of some shows in the early days of TVE such as Entre nosotras (1958), but she reached fame as a host of the cooking show Con las manos en la masa, that lasted from 1984 to 1991. In this program she cooked food alongside many celebrities (a different one per episode) such as Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Rosa Chacel, Carlos Berlanga, Joaquín Sabina, Alaska...

She also made sporadic roles as actress in films such as El verdugo (1963) by Luis García Berlanga or Crimen de doble filo (1965) by José Luis Borau.

She married in 1956 with film director and scriptwriter Jaime de Armiñán whom she had 3 children: Álvaro, Eduardo and Carmen.

She died on 17 October 2016 in Madrid at aged 84.

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Filmography

Actor

27

Type

Year

Tenemos que hablar Poster

Tenemos que hablar TV Series2013Self - Guest

¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! Poster

¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! TV Series2010Self - Guest

Protagonistas del recuerdo TV Series2006Self

Manolito Gafotas Poster

Manolito Gafotas TV Series2004

The Green March Poster

The Green March Feature Film2002Vicetiple 6

Tiempo al tiempo TV Series2001Self - Guest

Corazón de... Poster

Corazón de... TV Series1997Self

Live Flesh Poster

Live Flesh Feature Film1997Madre de Elena

Fetiche TV Series1996Self - Guest

Colorín Colorado TV Series1993Self - Narrator

Telepasión española Poster

Telepasión española TV Series1990Self

A tres bandes TV Series1988Self - Guest

Moors and Christians Poster

Moors and Christians Feature Film1987Self

La cesta de la compra TV Series1986Self - Host

Con las manos en la masa Poster

Con las manos en la masa TV Series1984Self - Host

La noche del cine español TV Series1984Self

Muera 84 TV Movie1984Self

Total TV Movie1983

National III Poster

National III Feature Film1982Alumna de la academia de cocina

Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez Poster

Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez TV Series1972Doña Elena de Santonja

Las doce caras de Eva Poster

Las doce caras de Eva TV Series1971Actriz Anuncio

Los hábitos del incendiario Short Film1970

Un, dos, tres... al escondite inglés Poster

Un, dos, tres... al escondite inglés Feature Film1970Party Guest

Double Edged Crime Poster

Double Edged Crime Feature Film1965Gloria

Cavalca e uccidi Poster

Cavalca e uccidi Feature Film1964Mrs. Murray

The Executioner Poster

The Executioner Feature Film1963Chica en feria del libro

Entre nosotras TV Series1957Self - Host

Director

2

Con las manos en la masa Poster

Con las manos en la masa TV Series1984

Entre nosotras TV Series1957

Writer

1

Con las manos en la masa Poster

Con las manos en la masa TV Series1984

Thanks

1

Nunca es tarde Poster

Nunca es tarde Feature Film1977

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