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  • BIRTH 25/06/1954
  • DEATH 15/02/2012
  • Country Spain
  • MOVIES 38
  • DIRECTOR 1

Lina Romay

Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. Following graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Ramon Ardid/ Raymond Hardy (they later divorced in 1978), 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 was 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), 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. She did however contribute occasional story ideas and assist in the editing of some films and trailers.

Lina Romay and Jesús Franco lived as a couple for close to 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 soon after in 2013.

Lina Romay

Movies (38)

La Comtesse noire
La Comtesse noire
Countess Irina Karlstein
Les Possédées du diable
Les Possédées du diable
Linda Mariel
Faceless
Faceless
Mrs. Orloff
Les amazones du temple d'or
Les amazones du temple d'or
Cameo
El sádico de Notre-Dame
El sádico de Notre-Dame
Anne
Ciudad Baja
Ciudad Baja
Angela
Tender Flesh
Tender Flesh
Mrs. Radeck
La bahía esmeralda
La bahía esmeralda
Hotelier
Les nuits brûlantes de Linda
Les nuits brûlantes de Linda
Olivia Steiner
La chica de los labios rojos
La chica de los labios rojos
Terry Morgan
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
Marika Stevenson
Plaisir à trois
Plaisir à trois
Adèle
Al otro lado del espejo
Al otro lado del espejo
Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
Maciste contre la reine des Amazones
Maciste contre la reine des Amazones
Yuka
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
Les gardiennes du pénitencier
Les gardiennes du pénitencier
Maria
Los ojos del doctor Orloff
Los ojos del doctor Orloff
Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
Les filles de Copacabana
Les filles de Copacabana
Lia
Mi conejo es el mejor
Mi conejo es el mejor
Elisa
Célestine... bonne à tout faire
Célestine... bonne à tout faire
Célestine
Cecilia
Cecilia
Cabaret Owner/Performer
Llámale Jess Redux
Llámale Jess Redux
Herself
La maldición de Frankenstein
La maldición de Frankenstein
Esmeralda
El hundimiento
El hundimiento
Helen
Embrasse-moi
Embrasse-moi
Moira Ray
La comtesse perverse
La comtesse perverse
Silvia Aguado
La Sombra del Judoka contra el Doctor Wong
La Sombra del Judoka contra el Doctor Wong
Maggie
Macumba sexual
Macumba sexual
Alice Brooks
Las chicas del tanga
Las chicas del tanga
Lola Clavijo
Downtown - Die nackten Puppen der Unterwelt
Downtown - Die nackten Puppen der Unterwelt
Cynthia
¿Cuánto cobra un espía?
¿Cuánto cobra un espía?
Ana
El hotel de los ligues
El hotel de los ligues
Eva Bombón
Bahía blanca
Bahía blanca
María
Quartier de femmes
Quartier de femmes
Frauen ohne Unschuld
Frauen ohne Unschuld
Margarita Martin
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de…
Julia
Rossa Venezia
Rossa Venezia
Mondo cannibale
Mondo cannibale
Ana

Director

Las chicas del tanga
Las chicas del tanga