Elsa Cárdenas

{{Short description|Mexican actress (born 1932)}}

{{family name hatnote|Cárdenas|Rentería|lang=Spanish}}

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{{Infobox person

| image = Actriz mexicana Elsa Cárdenas en 1964.jpg

| caption = Cárdenas in 1964

| name = Elsa Cárdenas

| birth_name = Elsa Cárdenas Renteria

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1932|8|3|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/406/Elsa+Cardenas/index.html|title=The Private Life and Times of Elsa Cardenas|website=www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com}}

| birth_place = Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

| other_names = Elsa Cardenas, Elsie Cardenas

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1954–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Guy Patton|1957|1961|reason=divorced}}

| partner = Budd Boetticher (1962–1964)

}}

Elsa Cárdenas Rentería (born 3 August 1932) is a Mexican actress. Since 1954 she has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows. She starred in the film Happiness, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271500/awards |title=IMDB.com: Awards for Happiness |access-date=29 December 2009 |work=imdb.com}} She acted alongside many stars, including James Dean in Giant and Elvis Presley in Fun in Acapulco.{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Maria G|title=Elsa Cardenas, Elvis Presley Romance: Mexican Actress Reveals Past Love Affair While Shooting 'Fun In Acapulco'|url=http://www.latintimes.com/elsa-cardenas-elvis-presley-romance-mexican-actress-reveals-past-love-affair-while-shooting-fun|publisher=Latin Times|access-date=18 April 2014}} She was formerly married to Houston independent oil operator Guy Patton.{{cite web|title=Guy Preston Patton & Elsa Cardenas|url=http://rutledge.awardspace.com/FamilyPages/F2550.html|access-date=17 April 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222643/http://rutledge.awardspace.com/FamilyPages/F2550.html|url-status=dead}}