Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker. Career In 1957, she was chosen as "Princess of the Carnival" in Hermosillo. Shortly afterwards, she began modeling. In 1960, she began her acting career, which continued until her death. Her most widely known role is that of Elita in Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. She also wrote the song, "Bennie's Song", which appears in the film. She was subsequently photographed nude for the July 1974 issue of Playboy magazine. She won five Ariel Awards, including for La Viuda Negra (1977) Herod's Law (1999), and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (2017). In the 1980s, Vega made her debut behind the camera by writing, producing and directing a number of films. She was called to sing the songs "Amanecí en tus brazos" and "El Siete Mares" in the 1986 film Gringo mojado. Overall, she participated in 150 movies. Personal life Vega was born and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. She has a son named Arturo with singer Alberto Vázquez, with whom she had a short lived troubled relationship, but never married; and a daughter, Shaula, who is an actress and dancer, from her long lasting relationship with the actor . Vega died of cancer in Mexico City on March 9, 2021, at the age of 81. Filmography as actress 1960: Verano violento 1963: La rabia por dentro 1966: Rage 1967: Don Juan 67 1967: Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres 1967: SOS Conspiracion Bikini 1968: El deseo llega de noche 1968: La Cama 1968: Las pecadoras 1968: Las sicodélicas – Daliliah 1968: Por mis pistolas – Lupita Sanchez 1968: Fear Chamber – Helga 1969: Cuernos debajo de La Cama – Elsa 1969: El matrimonio es como el demonio 1969: Enigma de muerte 1969: La señora Muerte – Lisa 1969: Las golfas – Oti 1969: Las impuras 1969: Las luchadoras contra el robot asesino 1969: Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma – Lala 1969: Pacto diabólico 1970: El oficio más antiguo del mundo – Yolanda 1970: La buscona 1970: Prohibido 1971: El sabor de la venganza (1971 film) – Sara Carson 1971: La hora desnuda 1971: La primavera de los escorpiones 1971: Las reglas del juego – Verónica 1971: Temporada salvaje 1972: Basuras humanas .... Laura 1972: El festín de la loba 1972: Fin de fiesta – Silvia 1973: The Deadly Trackers –