This article is about the Spanish actress. For the Mexican-American singer of the same name, see Lina Romay (singer).
Lina Romay (born Rosa María Almirall Martínez; 25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012), a.k.a. Candy Coster and Lulu Laverne,[1] was a Spanish actress who often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion (and later husband) Jesús Franco. She appeared in approximately 109 Jesus Franco films made over 30 years.
Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. After graduating high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Ramon Ardid (aka Raymond Hardy), and began acting in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesús Franco's films when they met in 1972. Her husband Ramon was working for Franco as a still photographer at the time, and she met Franco through him. She acted in over a hundred feature films, most directed by Franco. The majority of their films together were in the erotic film genre (including many X titles featuring unsimulated sex scenes with Franco and other actors),[2][3] but she also appeared in many of his 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). Ramon co-starred with her in several of Franco's films until he realized she was having an affair with Franco in 1975. Lina and Ramon legally divorced in 1978, and Ramon stopped working with Franco after 1980.
She took the name Lina Romay from the actress and jazz artist from the 1940s (who only died in 2010).[4] 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, and that she never actually co-directed any of the films. However, she contributed occasional plot ideas and assisted in editing some of the films' trailers.[5]
Lina Romay and Jesús Franco lived as a couple for almost four decades but only officially married on 25 April 2008.[6] She died from cancer at the age of 57 on 15 February 2012 in Málaga, Spain. Franco died soon after in 2013.
Selected filmographyedit
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1972), a.k.a. The Curse of Frankenstein; Lina's scenes as a gypsy girl only appear in the 1973 re-edited Spanish language version
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1972) brief cameo role as a neighbor
Pleasure for Three (1973) a.k.a. How to Seduce a Virgin
The Perverse Countess (1973)
Maciste vs the Amazon Queen (1973) a.k.a. Lustful Amazons
The Erotic Exploits of Maciste in Atlantis (1973)
Female Vampire (1973) a.k.a. The Bare-Breasted Countess/ Erotikill (released in 1975)
Night of the Killers (1973) a.k.a. Night of the Skull
^Stephen Thrower, Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco (2015)
^Ward, Glenn: Journeys into Perversion: Vision, Desire and Economies of Transgression in the Films of Jess Franco. University of Sussex, May 2011. p. 200.
^FRANCO McBastard's Mausoleum: FEBRUARY! THE SADIST OF NOTRE DAME (1979)
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
^Stephen Thrower, Flowers of Perversion: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco. Strange Attractor Press. (2018)
^Jess Franco and Lina Romay Interview About Soledad Miranda
^"Crypt of the Dead profile for Lina Romay". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
^Thrower, Stephen (2018). Flowers of Perversion: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco. Strange Attractor Press. ISBN 978-1-907222-60-3.
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This article is about the Spanish actress For the Mexican American singer of the same name see Lina Romay singer This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lina Romay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lina Romay born Rosa Maria Almirall Martinez 25 June 1954 15 February 2012 a k a Candy Coster and Lulu Laverne 1 was a Spanish actress who often appeared in films directed by her long time companion and later husband Jesus Franco She appeared in approximately 109 Jesus Franco films made over 30 years Lina RomayBornRosa Maria Almirall Martinez 1954 06 25 25 June 1954Barcelona SpainDied15 February 2012 2012 02 15 aged 57 Malaga SpainOther namesCandy Coster Lulu LaverneSpousesRamon Ardid m 1972 div 1978 wbr Jesus Franco m 2008 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editRomay was born in Barcelona in 1954 After graduating high school she studied the arts married actor photographer Ramon Ardid aka Raymond Hardy and began acting in stage productions She began appearing in Jesus Franco s films when they met in 1972 Her husband Ramon was working for Franco as a still photographer at the time and she met Franco through him She acted in over a hundred feature films most directed by Franco The majority of their films together were in the erotic film genre including many X titles featuring unsimulated sex scenes with Franco and other actors 2 3 but she also appeared in many of his 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 Ramon co starred with her in several of Franco s films until he realized she was having an affair with Franco in 1975 Lina and Ramon legally divorced in 1978 and Ramon stopped working with Franco after 1980 She took the name Lina Romay from the actress and jazz artist from the 1940s who only died in 2010 4 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 and that she never actually co directed any of the films However she contributed occasional plot ideas and assisted in editing some of the films trailers 5 Lina Romay and Jesus Franco lived as a couple for almost four decades but only officially married on 25 April 2008 6 She died from cancer at the age of 57 on 15 February 2012 in Malaga Spain Franco died soon after in 2013 Selected filmography editThe Erotic Rites of Frankenstein 1972 a k a The Curse of Frankenstein Lina s scenes as a gypsy girl only appear in the 1973 re edited Spanish language version The Sinister Eyes of Dr Orloff 1972 brief cameo role as a neighbor Pleasure for Three 1973 a k a How to Seduce a Virgin The Perverse Countess 1973 Maciste vs the Amazon Queen 1973 a k a Lustful Amazons The Erotic Exploits of Maciste in Atlantis 1973 Female Vampire 1973 a k a The Bare Breasted Countess Erotikill released in 1975 Night of the Killers 1973 a k a Night of the Skull Linda s Hot Nights 1973 a k a Who Raped Linda Tender and Perverse Emanuelle 1973 Kiss Me Killer 1973 a k a Sexy Blues Exorcism and Black Masses 1974 a k a Exorcisme Celestine Maid at your Service 1974 Lorna the Exorcist 1974 Les Chatouilleuses 1974 a k a Nuns in Madness Roland the Sexiest Man in the World 1974 Les Emmerdeuses The Troublemakers 1974 The Obscene Mirror 1975 Lina only appeared in the 1975 re edited hardcore Italian version of Jess Franco s 1973 film The Other Side of the Mirror Julietta 69 1975 a k a Justine Lina only appeared in the 1975 re edited hardcore Italian version co edited by Joe D Amato Midnight Party 1975 a k a Lady Porno Rolls Royce Baby 1975 not directed by Franco Barbed Wire Dolls 1975 a k a Frauengefangnis Women Behind Bars 1975 a k a Diamants Pour L Enfer Downtown The Naked Dolls of the Underworld 1975 Die Sklavinnen The Slaves 1975 Doriana Gray 1975 a k a Die Marquise de Sade Jack the Ripper 1976 a k a Erotico Profondo Ilsa the Wicked Warden 1976 a k a Greta the Mad Butcher Ilsa the Wicked Warden Wicked Women 1977 a k a Women Without Innocence Cocktail Special 1978 Elles Font Tout They Do It All 1978 Two Flowered Spies with Flowered Panties 1978 a k a Opal of Fire The Sex Merchants The Girls of Copacabana 1979 Erotic Symphony 1979 The Sadist of Notre Dame 1979 a k a Demoniac censored version What a Honeymoon 1979 a k a The Gold Bug Mondo Cannibale 1980 a k a White Cannibal Queen The Cannibals Sex Is Crazy 1980 Sexual Aberrations of a Married Woman 1980 a k a Cecilia Eugenie The Story of a Perversion 1980 The Girl in the Transparent Panties 1980 a k a Pick up Girls The Night of the Open Sexes 1981 Macumba Sexual 1981 Oasis of the Zombies 1981 Lina only appears in the variant Spanish language version Tomb of the Living Dead Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist 1982 Black Boots Leather Whip 1982 House of the Lost Women 1982 The Hotel of Love Affairs 1982 Mansion of the Living Dead 1982 The Shadow of Judoka vs Dr Wong 1982 Gemidos de Placer Moans of Pleasure 1982 The Blues of Pop Street 1983 Fury in the Tropics 1983 Revenge in the House of Usher 1983 The Treasure of the White Goddess 1983 a k a Diamonds of Kilamandjaro Lillian the Perverted Virgin 1983 The Night Has a Thousand Sexes 1983 The Sexual Story of O 1983 Scarlet 1983 Camino Solitario Lonely Road 1983 Alone Against Terror 1983 a k a The Monsters of Fiske Manor Blood on my Shoes 1983 How Much Does a Spy Cost 1983 Una Rajita Para Dos 1983 x rated Bahia Blanca White Bay 1984 Last of the Filipinas 1985 Bangkok Appointment with Death 1985 Travel to Bangkok Coffin Included 1985 White Slave 1985 unreleased Lulu s Buttonhole 1985 x rated Lulu s Pacifier 1985 x rated Un Pito Para Tres 1985 x rated Entre Pitos Anda el Juego 1985 x rated The Watcher and the Exhibitionist 1986 x rated Las Chuponas 1986 x rated Para Las Nenas Leche Calentita 1986 x rated Slaves of Crime 1986 Teleporno 1986 unfinished x rated project Bragueta Story Zipper Story 1986 unreleased Phollastia 1987 x rated Falo Crest 1987 x rated Faceless 1988 a k a Predators of the Night Emerald Bay Esmeralda Bay 1987 Downtown Heat 1990 Killer Barbys 1996 Tender Flesh 1997 Lust for Frankenstein 1998 Mari Cookie and the Killer Tarantula 1998 Dr Wong s Virtual Hell 1999 Broken Dolls 1999 Red Silk 1999 Blind Target 2000 Helter Skelter 2001 Vampire Blues 2001 Vampire Junction 2001 Incubus 2002 Antenna Criminal 2002 documentary about the making of Franco s Blind Target Killer Barbys vs Dracula 2002 Rossa Venezia Red Venice 2003 German production shot in Italy not directed by Franco Karate a muerte en Torremolinos 2003 not directed by Franco Flowers of Passion 2003 Flowers of Perversion 2003 See you later Cowabunga La maldicion del cenachero diabolico 2004 not directed by Franco 7 Snakewoman 2005 Paula Paula 2010 8 References edit Stephen Thrower Murderous Passions The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco 2015 Ward Glenn Journeys into Perversion Vision Desire and Economies of Transgression in the Films of Jess Franco University of Sussex May 2011 p 200 FRANCO McBastard s Mausoleum FEBRUARY THE SADIST OF NOTRE DAME 1979 Crypt of the Dead profile for Lina Romay Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2009 09 08 Stephen Thrower Flowers of Perversion The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco Strange Attractor Press 2018 Jess Franco and Lina Romay Interview About Soledad Miranda Crypt of the Dead profile for Lina Romay Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Thrower Stephen 2018 Flowers of Perversion The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco Strange Attractor Press ISBN 978 1 907222 60 3 External links editLina Romay at IMDb Mexican horror film index Retrieved 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