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