
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.
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
as Amara

Arabian Nights (1942)
as Sherazade

That Night in Rio (1941)
as Inez

The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Marie

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
Actor

Cobra Woman (1944)
as Tollea / Naja

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Marie Roget

The Thief of Venice (1950)
as Tina

Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (1999)
as Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)

Siren of Atlantis (1949)
as Queen Antinea

Boss of Bullion City (1940)
as Linda Calhoun

Raiders of the Desert (1941)
as Zuleika
Revenge of the Pirates (1951)
as Consuelo

The Exile (1947)
as Countess Anbella de Courteuil

Follow the Boys (1944)
as Maria Montez (uncredited)

Sudan (1945)
as Naila

Portrait of a Murderer (1949)
as Christina de Rinck

Shadows Over Naples (1951)
as Dolores

Bowery to Broadway (1944)
as Marina

Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
as Carla

White Savage (1943)
as Princess Tahia

City of Violence (1951)
as Dolores

Bombay Clipper (1942)
as Sonya Dietrich Landers

Pirates of Monterey (1947)
as Marguerita Novarro

From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
as Ilani

Wicked City (1949)
as Dolores - the coach

Tangier (1946)
as Rita

South of Tahiti (1941)
as Melahi

Lucky Devils (1941)
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)





