From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel or Saritísima; 10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Montiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928 as María Antonia Abad (complete name María Antonia Alejandra Vicenta Elpidia Isidora Abad Fernández). After her work in Juan de Orduña's El Último Cuplé in 1957, Montiel worked in Europe, Latin America and United States. Montiel's film Varietes was banned in Beijing in 1973. Her films El Último Cuple and La Violetera netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish speaking movie industry during the 1950s/60s. She played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's great novel. She was portrayed in the Pedro Almodóvar film Bad Education by a male actor in drag (Gael García Bernal) as the cross-dressing character Zahara, and a film clip from one of her movies was used as well.
Movie | La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961) | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2022-10-05 |
Movie | Todos los nombres de Sara | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2019-12-15 |
Movie | Barefoot in the Kitchen | (archive footage) | 2013-06-14 |
Movie | Cartas a Elena | Vieja Rios | 2012-06-08 |
Movie | Enrique Herreros | Self - Actress | 2011-06-10 |
Movie | 80s: El soundtrack de una generación | Self (archive footage) | 2006-10-26 |
Movie | Bad Education | Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2004-03-19 |
Movie | Zero/infinito | (voice) | 2002-01-01 |
Movie | Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español | 1996-05-14 | |
Movie | Asaltar los cielos | 1996-11-11 | |
Movie | Songs for After a War | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1976-02-09 |
Movie | Canciones de nuestra vida | (archive footage) | 1975-11-24 |
Movie | Five Pillows for One Night | Rosa López / Ana | 1974-06-07 |
Movie | La casa de los Martínez | 1971-04-26 | |
Movie | Varietés | 1971-10-04 | |
Movie | Esa mujer | Soledad Romero Fuentes | 1969-05-30 |
Movie | Tuset Street | Violeta Riscal | 1968-09-16 |
Movie | La vida de Pedro Infante | (archive footage) | 1966-04-20 |
Movie | La mujer perdida | Sara Fernán | 1966-10-21 |
Movie | Samba | Belén / Laura Monteiro | 1965-02-01 |
Movie | The Woman from Beirut | Isabel Llanos | 1965-11-15 |
Movie | Casablanca, Nest of Spies | Teresa Vilar | 1963-10-10 |
Movie | The Lovely Lola | Lola | 1962-09-06 |
Movie | Queen of the Chantecler | La bella Charito | 1962-10-01 |
Movie | Pecado de amor | Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén | 1961-12-14 |
Movie | Mi último tango | Marta Andreu | 1960-08-29 |
Movie | Carmen from Ronda | Carmen | 1959-09-20 |
Movie | The Violet Seller | Soledad Moreno | 1958-04-06 |
Movie | The Last Couplet | Maria Luján | 1957-05-06 |
Movie | Run of the Arrow | Yellow Moccasin | 1957-09-05 |
Movie | Serenade | Juana Montes | 1956-03-23 |
Movie | Where the Circle Ends | Isabel | 1956-04-11 |
Movie | Frente al Pecado de Ayer | 1955-03-10 | |
Movie | Yo no creo en los hombres | María Caridad Robledo | 1955-07-22 |
Movie | ¿Por qué ya no me quieres? | Rosaura Moreno / Lilia | 1954-06-03 |
Movie | Vera Cruz | Nina | 1954-12-25 |
Movie | Se solicitan modelos | 1954-07-16 | |
Movie | Ella, Lucifer y yo | 1953-03-17 | |
Movie | That Man from Tangier | Aixa | 1953-05-08 |
Movie | Cinnamon Skin | 1953-08-05 | |
Movie | ¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera! | 1953-09-25 | |
Movie | Necesito dinero | 1952-01-01 | |
Movie | El enamorado | Rosario | 1952-09-05 |
Movie | Ahí viene Martín Corona | Rosario | 1952-05-23 |
Movie | Women's prison | Dora | 1951-09-28 |
Movie | Furia roja | María Stevens | 1951-12-29 |
Movie | El capitán Veneno | 1950-10-12 | |
Movie | Pequeñeces | Monique | 1950-11-20 |
Movie | La mies es mucha | Guyerati | 1948-01-01 |
Movie | Locura de amor | Aldara | 1948-10-08 |
Movie | Alhucemas | María Luisa Pereira | 1948-02-06 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Antonia | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Mariona Rebull | Lula | 1947-04-05 |
Movie | Bambú | Yoyita | 1945-10-15 |
Movie | Empezó en boda | 1944-10-09 |