Maria Montez
Biography
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
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Arabian Nights
The Invisible Woman
That Night in Rio
Cobra Woman
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Follow the Boys
All Movies (30)
- From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor2014 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
- Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires1999 · as Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)
- Revenge of the Pirates1951 · as Consuelo
- Shadows Over Naples1951 · as Dolores
- City of Violence1951 · as Dolores
- The Thief of Venice1950 · as Tina
- Portrait of a Murderer1949 · as Christina de Rinck
- Wicked City1949 · as Dolores - the coach
- Siren of Atlantis1949 · as Queen Antinea
- Pirates of Monterey1947 · as Marguerita Novarro
- The Exile1947 · as Countess Anbella de Courteuil
- Tangier1946 · as Rita
- Sudan1945 · as Naila
- Bowery to Broadway1944 · as Marina
- Gypsy Wildcat1944 · as Carla
- Cobra Woman1944 · as Tollea / Naja
- Follow the Boys1944 · as Maria Montez (uncredited)
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves1944 · as Amara
- White Savage1943 · as Princess Tahia
- Arabian Nights1942 · as Sherazade
- The Mystery of Marie Roget1942 · as Marie Roget
- Bombay Clipper1942 · as Sonya Dietrich Landers
- South of Tahiti1941 · as Melahi
- Moonlight in Hawaii1941 · as Ilani
- Raiders of the Desert1941 · as Zuleika
- That Night in Rio1941 · as Inez
- Lucky Devils1941 · as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
- The Invisible Woman1940 · as Marie
- Boss of Bullion City1940 · as Linda Calhoun