Esther Estrella (born Esther Cordery; September 6, 1919 – March 29, 2005) was an American film actress from 1940 to 1942 who appeared in Western films and serials. She made ten films including '' Prairie Pioneers'' (1941) in which she was the female lead alongside

The Three Mesquiteers ''The Three Mesquiteers'' is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 American Western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943. The films, featuring a trio of Old West adventurers, was based on a series of Western novels by W ...

Filmography

* '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1940) as Bonita * ''

Three Men from Texas ''Three Men from Texas'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norton S. Parker, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Morris Ankrum, Morgan Wallace, Thornton Edwards and Esther Estrella. It ...

'' (1940) as Paquita Serrano * '' Prairie Pioneers'' (1941) as Dolores Ortega * ''

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'' (1941) as street gachi (uncredited) * '' Aloma of the South Seas'' (1941) as handmaiden (uncredited) * ''

Down Mexico Way ''Down Mexico Way'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who comes to the aid ...

'' (1941) as flower girl (uncredited) * ''

To the Shores of Tripoli ''To the Shores of Tripoli'' is a 1942 American Technicolor film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Its cinematography was nominated for an Aca ...

'' (1942) as Spanish girl (uncredited) * '' In Old California'' (1942) as Maria Alvarez (uncredited) * ''

Prairie Pals ''Prairie Pals'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Cast *Art Davis as Deputy Marshal Art Davis * Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd as Deputy Marshal Bill Boyd * Lee Powell as Marshal Lee Powell *Esther Estrella as Bett ...

'' (1942) as Betty Wainwright * '' Undercover Man'' (1942) as Dolores Gonzales

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* * 1919 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses Film serial actresses Western (genre) film actresses {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub