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Maria Montez
Biography
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.
Top Filmography
5.7
The Invisible Woman
1940 // MOVIE
6.0
Arabian Nights
1942 // MOVIE
6.1
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 // MOVIE
5.3
Cobra Woman
1944 // MOVIE
6.3
That Night in Rio
1941 // MOVIE
5.2
Siren of Atlantis
1949 // MOVIE
5.3
Follow the Boys
1944 // MOVIE
6.2
Tangier
1946 // MOVIE
5.5
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 // MOVIE
5.7
Portrait of a Murderer
1949 // MOVIE
6.1
The Exile
1947 // MOVIE
4.8
Wicked City
1949 // MOVIE
6.3
Sudan
1945 // MOVIE
5.2
White Savage
1943 // MOVIE
6.2
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002 // MOVIE