Actor

Sara Montiel

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

3.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 57Series: 3Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 73572

IMDb ID: nm0600060

Known for: Acting

Born: March 10, 1928

Died: April 8, 2013

Age: 85

Place of birth: Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2025

Years active: 82

Average TMDB rating: 6.75

Wikidata: Q268587

Also known as

María Antonia Abad Fernández • Sarita Montiel • Antonia Matia • Maria Alejandra • سارا مونتیل

Other jobs

Producer (2)

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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.