Maria Montez
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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.
Known for
Credits
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
as Amara
Arabian Nights (1942)
as Sherazade
Siren of Atlantis (1949)
as Queen Antinea
The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Marie
Follow the Boys (1944)
as Maria Montez (uncredited)
Sudan (1945)
as Naila
White Savage (1943)
as Princess Tahia
The Exile (1947)
as Countess Anbella de Courteuil
South of Tahiti (1941)
as Melahi
Shadows Over Naples (1951)
as Dolores
Bombay Clipper (1942)
as Sonya Dietrich Landers
That Night in Rio (1941)
as Inez
Boss of Bullion City (1940)
as Linda Calhoun
Bowery to Broadway (1944)
as Marina
Cobra Woman (1944)
as Tollea / Naja
City of Violence (1951)
as Dolores
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
Actor
Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
as Carla
From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Marie Roget
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
as Ilani
Wicked City (1949)
as Dolores - the coach
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (1999)
as Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)
Portrait of a Murderer (1949)
as Christina de Rinck
The Thief of Venice (1950)
as Tina
Revenge of the Pirates (1951)
as Consuelo
Pirates of Monterey (1947)
as Marguerita Novarro
Lucky Devils (1941)
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Tangier (1946)
as Rita
Raiders of the Desert (1941)
as Zuleika