
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

The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Marie

Arabian Nights (1942)
as Sherazade

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

Shadows Over Naples (1951)
as Dolores

Cobra Woman (1944)
as Tollea / Naja

Sudan (1945)
as Naila

Tangier (1946)
as Rita

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

That Night in Rio (1941)
as Inez

Siren of Atlantis (1949)
as Queen Antinea

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Marie Roget

Bowery to Broadway (1944)
as Marina

South of Tahiti (1941)
as Melahi

Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
as Carla

Pirates of Monterey (1947)
as Marguerita Novarro

The Exile (1947)
as Countess Anbella de Courteuil

The Thief of Venice (1950)
as Tina

Bombay Clipper (1942)
as Sonya Dietrich Landers

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

Boss of Bullion City (1940)
as Linda Calhoun

White Savage (1943)
as Princess Tahia

Portrait of a Murderer (1949)
as Christina de Rinck

Raiders of the Desert (1941)
as Zuleika

City of Violence (1951)
as Dolores

Lucky Devils (1941)
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Wicked City (1949)
as Dolores - the coach
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
as Ilani
Revenge of the Pirates (1951)
as Consuelo

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





