- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 6, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Barahona, Dominican Republic
- Died
- September 7, 1951
Maria Montez
María Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as "The Queen of Technicolor." Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe.
Filmography
movieFrom María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
movieJean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
1999 · Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)
Revenge of the Pirates
1951 · Consuelo
movieShadows Over Naples
1951 · Dolores
movieCity of Violence
1951 · Dolores
movieThe Thief of Venice
1950 · Tina
moviePortrait of a Murderer
1949 · Christina de Rinck
movieWicked City
1949 · Dolores - the coach
movieSiren of Atlantis
1949 · Queen Antinea
moviePirates of Monterey
1947 · Marguerita Novarro
movieThe Exile
1947 · Countess Anbella de Courteuil
movieTangier
1946 · Rita
movieSudan
1945 · Naila
movieBowery to Broadway
1944 · Marina
movieGypsy Wildcat
1944 · Carla
movieCobra Woman
1944 · Tollea / Naja
movieFollow the Boys
1944 · Maria Montez (uncredited)
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 · Amara
movieWhite Savage
1943 · Princess Tahia
movieArabian Nights
1942 · Sherazade
movieThe Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 · Marie Roget
movieBombay Clipper
1942 · Sonya Dietrich Landers
movieSouth of Tahiti
1941 · Melahi
Moonlight in Hawaii
1941 · Ilani
movieRaiders of the Desert
1941 · Zuleika
movieThat Night in Rio
1941 · Inez
movieLucky Devils
1941 · Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
movieThe Invisible Woman
1940 · Marie
movieBoss of Bullion City
1940 · Linda Calhoun