Nina Quartero

Nina Quartero
Nina Quatero in The Monkey's Paw (1933
Born	Gladys Quartararo,

Nina Quartero in The Virginian (1929)

Nina Quartero (March 17, 1908 – November 23, 1985) was an American actress whose career spanned from 1929–43.

Career

Born in 1908 in New York City as Gladys Quartararo, she came from a close family and was the youngest of seven children. She often played supporting roles and sometimes a love interest for the lead male actor. In One Stolen Night (1928) Quartero was cast with Betty Bronson and William Collier. The story concerns a British World War I soldier who comes to the assistance of an enslaved dancer. In Frozen River (1929) she was paired with Raymond McKee as the motion picture's romantic leads.

In 1931 Quartero appeared in Arizona, an early John Wayne movie. Playing "Conchita," she is a source of strife in Wayne's relationship to the characters depicted by Laura La Plante and June Clyde. She performed again with Wayne in The Man from Monterey (1933). Her final screen performances show Quartero playing smaller parts, such as the role of a Cuban dancer in Torchy Blane in Panama (1938), a native dancer in Green Hell (1940) and a bar-girl in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943).

Death

Nina Quartero died in Woodland Hills, California in 1985, aged 78.

Publicity stunt

Quartero once tried a publicity stunt by claiming that she was betrothed to Notre Dame All-American quarterback Frank Carideo. Carideo demanded a retraction of Quartero's engagement announcement, although he admitted he knew her from a time when each resided in Mount Vernon, New York. He had also visited her home, in Beverly Hills, California, prior to the 1930 University of Southern California game, to exchange greetings.

Partial filmography

• The Sorrows of Satan (1926) - Vamp
• Driftin' Sands (1928) - Nita Aliso
• The Red Mark (1928) - Zelie
• Noah's Ark (1928) - French Girl (uncredited)
• The Redeeming Sin (1929) - Mitzi
• One Stolen Night (1929) - Chyra
• The Eternal Woman (1929) - Consuelo
• Frozen River (1929) - Jane
• Frontier Romance (1929, Short)
• The Virginian (1929) - Girl in Bar (uncredited)
• Isle of Escape (1930) - Loru
• Golden Dawn (1930) - Maid-in-Waiting
• Men of the North (1930) - Woolie-Woolie
• New Moon (1930) - Vadda - Tanya's Maid
• The Bachelor Father (1931) - Maria Credaro
• The Hawk (1931) - Teresa Valardi
• God's Gift to Women (1931) - Suzanne - a Party Girl (uncredited)
• Trapped (1931) - Sally Moore
• The Fighting Sheriff (1931) - Tiana
• Arizona (1931) - Conchita
• Arizona Terror (1931) - Lola
• The Monkey's Paw (1933) - Nura
• Hell Below (1933) - Nurse (uncredited)
• The Devil's Brother (1933) - Rita
• The Man from Monterey (1933) - Anita Garcia
• Under Secret Orders (1933) - Carmencita Alverez
• Sons of the Desert (1933) - Sons of the Desert Partygoer (uncredited)
• The Cyclone Ranger (1935) - Nita Garcia
• Vagabond Lady (1935) - Mike - Tony's Friend (uncredited)
• Wife vs. Secretary (1936) - Cuban Telephone Operator (uncredited)
• The Three Mesquiteers (1936) - Waitress
• Two in a Crowd (1936) - Celito (uncredited)
• Left-Handed Law (1937) - Chiquita
• Submarine D-1 (1937) - Panama Percentage Girl (uncredited)
• Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) - Cuban Dancer (uncredited)
• Green Hell (1940) - Native Girl (uncredited)
• A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) - Carmencita (final film role)

Sources

• Charleston, West Virginia Gazette, One Stolen Night, Sunday, May 12, 1929, Page 39.
• Lima, Ohio News, In Lima Theaters, Friday, August 30, 1929, Page 16.
• New York Times, Carideo Denies Betrothal, January 4, 1931, Page 3.

External links

• Nina Quartero at IMDb