Elena Santonja

Elena Santonja

Born: May 29, 1932
Died: October 17, 2016
in Madrid, Spain
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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Movies for Elena Santonja...

Todos los nombres de Sara
Title: Todos los nombres de Sara
Character: Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Released: December 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people. The recognition of an unparalleled professional career, an intimate dialogue with a tireless worker who took the stage at the age of twelve and never got off. A movie star who seduced millions of viewers around the world, a singer who reinvented a musical genre, a woman who broke the mold…
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Live Flesh
Title: Live Flesh
Character: Madre de Elena (uncredited)
Released: October 10, 1997
Type: Movie
After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena. But, she's married to the former cop-now basketball player-who became paralyzed by a shot from Víctor's gun.
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Moors and Christians
Title: Moors and Christians
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 1987
Type: Movie
A peculiar family, which owns a nougat factory, decides to set out on a trip to Madrid in order to advertise its products in a Food Fair. Besides the disapproval from the family head and company founder, events are not as expected.
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National III
Title: National III
Released: December 6, 1982
Type: Movie
In order to solve economic problems, "Leguineche" family decide to move to France with their limited belongings.
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¡Jo, papá!
Title: ¡Jo, papá!
Character: Elena (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1975
Type: Movie
With the purpose of recalling a youthful adventure, Enrique, a well-placed merchant, decides to travel around Spain in the company of his wife Alicia and his two daughters, Pilar and Carmen.
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Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
Title: Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
Character: Party Guest
Released: March 23, 1970
Type: Movie
A band of young musicians will do the impossible to boycott a song they didn't like at all, and that's supposed to represent Spain in a famous musical contest. An unusual film by the odd Zulueta in which, after the success of Spanish singer Massiel in Eurovision contest, this kind of contests are parodied with an insane story shot without a script and with the performance of several top music bands of that time.
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The Executioner
Title: The Executioner
Character: Girl at Book Fair
Released: August 31, 1963
Type: Movie
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.