Lina Romay (born Rosa MarÃa Almirall MartÃnez; 25 June 1954 â€" 15
February 2012) was a Spanish actress (born in Barcelona) who often
appeared in films directed by her long-time companion (and later
husband) Jesús Franco.Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. Following
graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married
actor/photographer Ramon Ardid (they later divorced), and began acting
in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesús Franco's films
from the time that they met in 1972. She appeared in more than a
hundred feature films, most of them directed by Franco. The majority
of their films together were in the erotic film genre, but she also
featured in many horror, comedy and action/adventure films as well.
Among the better known of her horror films are The Bare Breasted
Countess (a.k.a. Female Vampire) (1973/1975), Barbed Wire Dolls (1975)
and Jack the Ripper (1976).She took the name Lina Romay from the
actress and jazz artist from the 1940s. Although Romay was listed in
the credits of several of Franco's films as a co-director, actor
Antonio Mayans stated in a recent interview that Franco used to credit
her in that manner for business reasons, although she never actually
co-directed any of their films together.Lina Romay and Jesús Franco
were a couple for four decades, but only officially married on April
25, 2008. She died from cancer at the age of 57 on 15 February 2012,
in Málaga, Spain. Franco died in 2013.
February 2012) was a Spanish actress (born in Barcelona) who often
appeared in films directed by her long-time companion (and later
husband) Jesús Franco.Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. Following
graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married
actor/photographer Ramon Ardid (they later divorced), and began acting
in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesús Franco's films
from the time that they met in 1972. She appeared in more than a
hundred feature films, most of them directed by Franco. The majority
of their films together were in the erotic film genre, but she also
featured in many horror, comedy and action/adventure films as well.
Among the better known of her horror films are The Bare Breasted
Countess (a.k.a. Female Vampire) (1973/1975), Barbed Wire Dolls (1975)
and Jack the Ripper (1976).She took the name Lina Romay from the
actress and jazz artist from the 1940s. Although Romay was listed in
the credits of several of Franco's films as a co-director, actor
Antonio Mayans stated in a recent interview that Franco used to credit
her in that manner for business reasons, although she never actually
co-directed any of their films together.Lina Romay and Jesús Franco
were a couple for four decades, but only officially married on April
25, 2008. She died from cancer at the age of 57 on 15 February 2012,
in Málaga, Spain. Franco died in 2013.
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