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I associate it with the Noel Coward character - one of the unsatisfactory wives in Blithe Spirit. There, it's pronounced el-VEE-ra and I'd never expect anything else in English. There is minimal Spanish spoken in South Africa, of course. It seems heavy and self-important, and I wouldn't consider using it. I know nothing about Mistress of the Dark, but she sounds livelier and more interesting than the Blithe Spirit version!