Sara Montiel
Biography
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.
Known For
Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)
La mala educación
Nina
Vera Cruz
Yellow Moccasin
Run of the Arrow
Juana Montes
Serenade
Maria Luján
El último cuplé
Violeta Riscal
Tuset Street
Teresa Vilar
Noches de Casablanca
Antonia
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Lola
La bella Lola
Sara Fernán
La mujer perdida
Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén
Pecado de amor
Aixa
Aquel hombre de Tánger
Isabel Llanos
La dama de Beirut
Belén / Laura Monteiro
Samba
Rosario
Ahí viene Martín Corona
Rosario
El enamorado
La bella Charito
La reina del Chantecler
Soledad Romero Fuentes
Esa mujer
Guyerati
La mies es mucha
Soledad Moreno
La violetera
Carmen
Carmen la de Ronda
Marta Andreu
Mi último tango
Aldara
Locura de amor
Varietés
Rosa López / Ana
Cinco almohadas para una noche
(archive footage)
La vida de Pedro Infante
María Caridad Robledo
Yo no creo en los hombres
Self
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
El capitán Veneno
Self - Actress (archive footage)
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
Necesito dinero
Frente al Pecado de Ayer
Ella, Lucifer y yo
Se solicitan modelos
Dora
Cárcel de Mujeres
Isabel
Donde el círculo termina
Lula
Mariona Rebull
Yoyita
Bambú
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
María Stevens
Furia roja
Marucha
Piel canela
Rosaura Moreno / Lilia
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
(voice)
Zero/infinito
Self - Actress
Enrique Herreros
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Todos los nombres de Sara
La casa de los Martínez
(archive footage)
Canciones de nuestra vida
Asaltar los cielos
Self (archive footage)
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
Monique
Pequeñeces
María Luisa Pereira
Alhucemas
(archive footage)
Con la pata quebrada
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
Empezó en boda
Self
La última cena... del 88
Sara, una estrella
Trainsmoking
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Canciones para después de una guerra
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Female
Birthday
1928-03-10
Place of Birth
Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain
Also Known As
María Antonia Abad Fernández