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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 10, 1928
Died
April 8, 2013
Place of Birth
Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain
Also Known As
- María Antonia Abad Fernández
- Sarita Montiel
- Antonia Matia
- Maria Alejandra
- سارا مونتیل
Sara Montiel
1.1 Popularity
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
8.4
Self (archive footage)
Super Sara
2025
0.0
Trainsmoking
2025
4.0
Self - Actress (archive footage)
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
2022
4.0
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
6.0
(archive footage)
Barefoot in the Kitchen
2013
6.5
Self - Actress
Enrique Herreros
2011
5.0
Self
Legends
2006
0.0
Self (archive footage)
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
2006
🎬
0.0
Self
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
2005
7.4
Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bad Education
2004
Credits
Super Sara
as Self (archive footage)
2025
8.4
Trainsmoking
2025
0.0
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022
4.0
Todos los nombres de Sara
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2019
4.0
Barefoot in the Kitchen
as (archive footage)
2013
6.0
Enrique Herreros
as Self - Actress
2011
6.5
Legends
as Self
2006
5.0
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
as Self (archive footage)
2006
0.0
🎬
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
as Self
2005
0.0
Bad Education
as Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
7.4
Sara, una estrella
2002
10.0
Zero/infinito
as (voice)
2002
0.0
Asaltar los cielos
1996
6.5
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1996
7.5
De pé a pá
as Self
1996
6.5
La última cena... del 88
as Self
1988
0.0
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
6.5
Canciones de nuestra vida
as (archive footage)
1975
0.0
Five Pillows for One Night
as Rosa López / Ana
1974
2.3
Varietés
1971
5.3
La casa de los Martínez
1971
1.0
Esa mujer
as Soledad Romero Fuentes
1969
5.4
Tuset Street
as Violeta Riscal
1968
1.0
La mujer perdida
as Sara Fernán
1966
3.4
La vida de Pedro Infante
as (archive footage)
1966
4.7
The Woman from Beirut
as Isabel Llanos
1965
4.5
Samba
as Belén / Laura Monteiro
1965
2.6
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
as Teresa Vilar
1963
3.7
Queen of the Chantecler
as La bella Charito
1962
5.5
The Lovely Lola
as Lola
1962
6.1
Pecado de amor
as Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén
1961
4.3
Mi último tango
as Marta Andreu
1960
5.8
Carmen from Ronda
as Carmen
1959
5.9
The Violet Seller
as Soledad Moreno
1958
6.8
Run of the Arrow
as Yellow Moccasin
1957
6.0
The Last Couplet
as Maria Luján
1957
5.5
Where the Circle Ends
as Isabel
1956
4.2
Serenade
as Juana Montes
1956
5.4
Yo no creo en los hombres
as María Caridad Robledo
1955
2.6
Frente al Pecado de Ayer
1955
2.6
Vera Cruz
as Nina
1954
6.6
Se solicitan modelos
1954
2.6
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
as Rosaura Moreno / Lilia
1954
5.0
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
1953
6.1
Cinnamon Skin
as Marucha
1953
6.2
That Man from Tangier
as Aixa
1953
1.0
Ella, Lucifer y yo
1953
2.7
El enamorado
as Rosario
1952
7.0
Ahí viene Martín Corona
as Rosario
1952
7.1
Furia roja
as María Stevens
1951
3.3
Cárcel de Mujeres
as Dora
1951
5.6
I Need Money
1951
7.7
Pequeñeces
as Monique
1950
2.6
El capitán Veneno
1950
4.7
Locura de amor
as Aldara
1948
5.1
Alhucemas
as María Luisa Pereira
1948
0.0
La mies es mucha
as Guyerati
1948
3.7
Mariona Rebull
as Lula
1947
1.0
Don Quixote
as Antonia
1947
5.8
Bambú
as Yoyita
1945
1.0
Empezó en boda
1944
0.0