For Singer, See Lina Romay (singer)

Lina Romay (birth name Rosa María Almirall Martínez, born 23 June 1954 in Barcelona

Barcelona

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) is a Spanish

Spain

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 actress who often appears in films directed by her long-time companion Jesus Franco.

Movie career

Lina Romay began appearing in Jesus Franco's films from the time they met in 1971 (when Franco was recovering from the death of his former star actress Soledad Miranda), and she has since appeared in over 100 feature films, most of them directed by Franco. The majority of their films together were in the adult porn genre, but she has also starred in many horror, comedy and action/adventure films as well. Among the most famous of her cult horror movies are The Bare Breasted Countess (aka Female Vampire), Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper (1976 film)

Jack the Ripper is a 1976 German thriller film directed by Jesus Franco and starring Klaus Kinski. In this Swiss-German film Klaus Kinski portrays Jack the Ripper.-Cast:* Klaus Kinski – Dr...

and Barbed Wire Dolls. Lina Romay's screen name comes from an actress and jazz artist from the 1940s.

Selected filmography

• Paula-Paula (2010)
• Angel of Death 2 (2007)
• Snakewoman (2005)
• Incubus (2002)
• Helter Skelter (2001)
• Vampire Blues (2001)
• Vampire Junction (2001)
• Blind Target (2000)
• Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (1999)
• Broken Dolls (1999)
• Eight Legs To Love You (1998)
• Lust for Frankenstein (1998)
• Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (1998)
• Tender Flesh (1997)
• Shatter Dead
  Shatter Dead
  Shatter Dead is a zombie film set in an unknown area following a woman named Susan's attempt to return to the apartment of her boyfriend in the midst of the return of the dead to a semblance of life...
  
  (1994)
• Faceless
  Faceless (film)
  Faceless is a 1988 French slasher film directed by Jesús Franco. The film is about Dr. Flamand and his assistant Nathalie who lure unsuspecting victims to use their skin to perform plastic surgery on the doctor's disfigured sister - a plot reminiscent of Franco's first film, Gritos en la noche...
  
  (1988)
• The Treasure of the White Goddess (1983)
• Revenge in the House of Usher (1982)
• Mansion Of The Living Dead (1982)
• Macumba Sexual (1981)
• Mondo Cannibale
  Mondo Cannibale
  Mondo Cannibale is a 1980 cannibal film by prolific Spanish exploitation director Jesús Franco which starred a 17-year-old Sabrina Siani...
  
  (1981)
• Man Hunter (1980)
• Greta The Mad Butcher (1977)
• Jack the Ripper
  Jack the Ripper (1976 film)
  Jack the Ripper is a 1976 German thriller film directed by Jesus Franco and starring Klaus Kinski. In this Swiss-German film Klaus Kinski portrays Jack the Ripper.-Cast:* Klaus Kinski – Dr...
  
  (1976)
• Doriana Grey (1976)
• Night of the Skull (1976) aka Night of the Killers
• Women Behind Bars (1975)
• Caged Women (1975)
• Barbed Wire Dolls (1975)
• Exorcism (1975)
• The Bare Breasted Countess / aka Female Vampire
  Female Vampire
  Female Vampire or The Bare Breasted Countess is a 1973 French erotic horror film by Jesus Franco.-Plot:The plot revolves around Countess Irina von Karlstein , a mute woman who needs sex like a vampire needs blood in order to stay alive forever. When new victims are found fatally drained of potency,...
  
  (1973)
• Daughter of Dracula (1972)
• The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1972)

External links

• http://www.santoandfriends.com (Mexican horror film index)