Biography

María Jesús Cuadra Pérez (Madrid, December 26 1936), known as María Cuadra, is a Spanish film, television and theater actress. She is the daughter of bullfighter Antonio Cuadra Belmonte. She married and later divorced Italian movie actor and producer Eduardo De Santis. She has three children from this marriage (Natasha De Santis Cuadra, Nicolas and Antonella De Santis Cuadra). Maria Cuadra lives in Madrid and is active in charity work for international organizations including serving as an ambassador for UNICEF and the International Red Cross.