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Maria Montez
Born: 6th Jun 1912 Barahona, Dominican Republic - Died 7th Sep 1951
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 30
Film: 30 (100%)
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Filmography
2014
Documentary about María Montez (the Queen of Technicolor ), a Dominican who became a glamorous Hollywood star in the first half of the 20th century, ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2002
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies. ... view
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1999
A doumentary of the life and career of French actor, Jean-Pierre Aumont. ... view
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Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)
Original title: La vendetta del corsaro
1951
A pirate tries to lead his followers in vengeance against a corrupt governor. ... view
Character:
Consuelo
Original title: Schatten über Neapel
1951
An Italian-German crime film. One of Maria Montez's last films. ... view
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Dolores
Original title: Amore e sangue
1951
Amore e sangue (released in the U.S. as "City of Violence"), the 1951 Marino Girolami (billed as "John Wolff") West German/Italian romantic action adv ... view
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Dolores
Original title: Il ladro di Venezia
1950
A beautiful tavern-keeper finds herself getting caught up in a war between Italy and Turkey. ... view
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Tina
Original title: Portrait d'un assassin
1949
A circus daredevil is the next victim of a danger-seducing woman who tricks him into a potentially deadly stunt after he attempted to kill her. ... view
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Christina de Rinck
Original title: Hans le marin
1949
A Canadian sailor becomes a fugitive for love after a night with a woman in Marseille. ... view
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Dolores - the coach
1949
Two Foreign Legion soldiers, Jean (Dennis O'Keefe) and Andre (Jean Pierre Aumont), accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis. Bewitch ... view
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Queen Antinea
1947
A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part ... view
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Marguerita Novarro
1947
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwel ... view
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Countess Anbella de Courteuil
1946
In Tangier, disgraced American war correspondent Paul Kenyon, café dancer Rita and local entrepreneur Pepe join forces to battle a Nazi diamond smugg ... view
Character:
Rita
1945
A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger. ... view
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Naila
1944
Two Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them suddenly departs to work for a beautiful woman, a feud erup ... view
Character:
Marina
1944
In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered. The wi ... view
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Carla
1944
A man tracks his kidnapped bride to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess. ... view
Character:
Tollea / Naja
1944
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical ... view
Character:
Maria Montez (uncredited)
1944
Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal t ... view
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Amara
1943
A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess. ... view
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Princess Tahia
1942
Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade. ... view
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Sherazade
1942
A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress. ... view
Character:
Marie Roget
1942
Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper. ... view
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Sonya Dietrich Landers
1941
Three men survive a plane crashes on an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. One falls in love with the the daughter of the tribe's leader, heir ... view
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Melahi
1941
Deciding to quit his singing act and become a tourist guide, Pete Fleming escorts wealthy Mrs. Floto and her three nieces to Hawaii for a vacation. Be ... view
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Ilani
1941
Two American leave a ship where they had stowed away, in a Middle Eastern port and wind up in the fighting in a brutal civil war ... view
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Zuleika
1941
An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue. ... view
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Inez
1941
Lucky Devils casts the mismatched duo as a pair of intrepid newsreel cameramen. When they're not risking their lives coverning the Hot Spots of the wo ... view
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Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
1940
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invis ... view
Character:
Marie
1940
A lawman sets out to disrupt the operations of a crooked town boss. ... view
Character:
Linda Calhoun