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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252781/

The Queen of Swords is a sensuous and beautiful masked avenger who battles greed and corruption in 19th Century California. Her dagger and rapier aimed at the heart of injustice, casting a long and defiant shadow over all those who terrorize the oppressed. She not only gives the vanquished hope, she makes them laugh at those who would destroy them. To do this, she must remain anonymous, hiding behind her public guise as the ‘Queen of Swords’. Adventure is in the cards…

• aka Reina de espadas (Spain)

• aka Tessa, à la pointe de l’épée (France)

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060613082440/http://www.watchfireworks.com/library/series_queen.html

Tessie-Marie Santiago ∞

Plays “Maria Teresa ‘Tessa’ Alvarado.

• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0763643/

I did not find any pictures of the real-world person.

Elsa Pataky ∞

http://www.elsapataky.com/

Plays “Senora Vera Hidalgo”.

• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665235/

• https://web.archive.org/web/20050122150605/http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-46986

I haven’t found anything decent of Elsa playing that character, but here are some real-world pics.