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Sara Montiel
Actor, Producer
Born March 10, 1928Died April 8, 2013 (85 years)
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Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel or Saritísima; 10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Montiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928 as María Antonia Abad (complete name María Antonia Alejandra Vicenta Elpidia Isidora Abad Fernández). After her work in Juan de Orduña's El Último Cuplé in 1957, Montiel worked in Europe, Latin America and United States. Montiel's film Varietes was banned in Beijing in 1973. Her films El Último Cuple and La Violetera netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish speaking movie industry during the 1950s/60s. She played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's great novel.
She was portrayed in the Pedro Almodóvar film Bad Education by a male actor in drag (Gael García Bernal) as the cross-dressing character Zahara, and a film clip from one of her movies was used as well.
Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel or Saritísima; 10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Montiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928 as María Antonia Abad (complete name María Antonia Alejandra Vicenta Elpidia Isidora Abad Fernández). After her work in Juan de Orduña's El Último Cuplé in 1957, Montiel worked in Europe, Latin America and United States. Montiel's film Varietes was banned in Beijing in 1973. Her films El Último Cuple and La Violetera netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish speaking movie industry during the 1950s/60s. She played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's great novel.
She was portrayed in the Pedro Almodóvar film Bad Education by a male actor in drag (Gael García Bernal) as the cross-dressing character Zahara, and a film clip from one of her movies was used as well.
Known For
Filmography
| 2013 | Barefoot in the Kitchen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Bad Education · as Soledad (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Kety no para (TV Series) · as Sara |
| 1974 | Cinco almohadas para una noche · as Rosa López / Ana |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1969 | Esa mujer · as Soledad Romero Fuentes |
| 1968 | Tuset Street · as Violeta Riscal |
| 1966 | La mujer perdida · as Sara Fernán |
| 1966 | La vida de Pedro Infante · as (archive Footage) |
| 1965 | The Woman from Beirut · as Isabel Llanos |
| 1965 | Samba · as Belén / Laura Monteiro |
| 1963 | Casablanca, Nest of Spies · as Teresa Vilar |
| 1962 | La bella Lola · as Lola |
| 1962 | La reina del Chantecler · as La Bella Charito |
| 1961 | Pecado de amor · as Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén |
| 1960 | Mi último tango · as Marta Andreu |
| 1959 | The Devil Made a Woman · as Carmen |
| 1958 | La violetera · as Soledad Moreno |
| 1957 | Run of the Arrow · as Yellow Moccasin |
| 1957 | The Last Torch Song · as Maria Luján |
| 1956 | Serenade · as Juana Montes |
| 1955 | Yo no creo en los hombres · as María Caridad Robledo |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | Vera Cruz · as Nina |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | El enamorado · as Rosario |
| 1952 | Little Love of My Life · as Rosario |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Red Fury · as María Stevens |
| 1951 | Cárcel de mujeres · as Dora |
| 1950 | Trifles · as Monique |
| 1948 | Madness of Love · as Aldara |
| 1947 | Don Quijote de la Mancha · as Antonia |
| 1945 | Bambú · as Yoyita |