19 Facts About Soledad Miranda

Soledad Rendon Bueno, better known by her stage names Soledad Miranda or Susann Korda, was a Spanish actress and singer.

Soledad Miranda starred in several films directed by cult filmmaker Jess Franco, such as Count Dracula, Vampyros Lesbos, and Soledad Miranda Killed in Ecstasy.

Soledad Miranda released numerous Spanish-language pop songs throughout the mid-sixties.

Soledad Miranda was just about to sign a film contract with Franco's producer, Karl Heinz Mannchen.

Soledad Miranda was born Soledad Rendon Bueno on 9 July 1943 in Seville, Spain.

Soledad Miranda was the niece of the famous Spanish singer-actress-flamenco dancer, Paquita Rico.

At age 8, Soledad Miranda made her professional debut when she was hired as a flamenco dancer and singer- first in the "Youth Galas" at the Seville Fair and San Fernando theatre, and then on a tour throughout southern Spain.

At age 16, Soledad Miranda moved to Madrid and drew an artistic stage name out of a hat.

Soledad Miranda made her film debut in 1960 as a dancer in a musical called La Bella Mimi.

Soledad Miranda was often in the tabloids as the rumored girlfriend of the most famous bullfighter of the time: Manuel Benitez.

Soledad Miranda went on to appear in over 30 films from 1960 to 1970.

Soledad Miranda released a couple of ye-ye pop records in the mid-1960s.

Soledad Miranda went on to appear in additional films and in Spanish television shows.

Director Jess Franco, for whom Soledad Miranda had done a small role in his musical Queen of the Tabarin Club, made Soledad Miranda his frequent star in films including Count Dracula, Eugenie de Sade, Vampyros Lesbos, She Killed in Ecstasy, Nightmares Come at Night, and The Devil Came from Akasava.

Since Franco's films involved extensive full-frontal nudity, Soledad Miranda took the stage name Susann Korda during this period.

In 1964, Soledad Miranda had made a trio of films in Portugal.

Soledad Miranda's husband retired from racing and took a job in the auto industry.

Simoes suffered minor injuries, but Soledad Miranda died as a result of major head and back trauma.

Soledad Miranda had planned to feature her in his 1970 film, X312 - Flight to Hell, which he made later with a different actress.