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Carmen Montejo
Actor

Carmen Montejo

26 May 1925Born
25 Feb 2013Died
87Age at death
88Credits

Biography

Carmen Montejo (born María Teresa Sánchez González; May 26, 1925 - February 25, 2013) was a Cuban-born actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico.

Real name: María Teresa Sánchez González Montejo started her career in radio as a child at the age of 6 in Cuba in a show titled Abuelita Cata transmitted on CMOX. While still in Cuba she was nicknamed "Muñeca" Sánchez in theatre and because of her golden curls as the Cuban Shirley Temple. She began acting studies in 1939 at Universidad de La Habana under Ludwing Shayovich.

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After concluding her collage studies her parents offered her a trip to the United States but instead she chose to go to Mexico for two months.

After arriving in Mexico she obtained a job in radio claiming to be a famous star in Cuba with a role in the radionovela El diario de Susana Galván. In 1943 she obtained a role in the film Resurrección directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and then Chano Ureta who changed her professional name to "Carmen Montejo" when she told him she lived across the Hotel Montejo.

In Venezuela she participated in one of the first films shot in that country titled Páramo (1954). In theater she obtained the role of Adela in the 1946 production of The House of Bernarda Alba of Federico García Lorca. She co-starred with Virginia Fábregas and was directed by Ricardo Mondragón at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. She has also participated in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Trojans.

In television she has performed roles in many telenovelas as well as the sitcom Tres Generaciones with Angélica María and Sasha Sokol in the 1980s.

For her work in television, films and theatre, Montejo was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias.

Carmen Montejo died on February 25, 2013, in Mexico City. She was 87.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 88 credits.

  1. 2007Love Without MakeupSeries: Verónica Vda. de Velázquez (25 episodes)
  2. 2006Las LadrillerasFilm
  3. 2002The Faces of the MoonFilm: Mariana Toscano
  4. 2002Corazones rotosFilm
  5. 2001Adventures in TimeSeries: Margarita Rosales de Flores (105 episodes)
  6. 2000The Magic HourFilm
  7. 2000Amigos X SiempreSeries: Doña Julia Ruvalcaba vda. de Vidal (115 episodes)
  8. 1999SerafínSeries: Gigi (voz) (80 episodes)
  9. 1996Te Sigo AmandoSeries: Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero (115 episodes)
  10. 1992Mágica juventudSeries: Leonor Jiménez Vda. de Retana/Pepita (110 episodes)
  11. 1987Tres generacionesSeries: Director (1 episode)
  12. 1986Den of WolvesSeries: Esperanza Mandujano (85 episodes)
  13. 1986El EngañoSeries: Selene (130 episodes)
  14. 1985La Casa Que Arde de NocheFilm: Celia
  15. 1985Juana IrisSeries: María Luisa (170 episodes)
  16. 1984¡Mamá, soy Paquito!Film: Mrs. Falcon
  17. 1984Ni Chana Ni JuanaFilm
  18. 1983The Death of a StallionFilm
  19. 1983The HexFilm: Emilia
  20. 1983El MaleficioSeries: Doña Emilia González Vda. de Castellanos (160 episodes)
  21. 1982BurdelFilm: Madre de Juan
  22. 1982In the StormFilm: Doña Toña
  23. 1982El BroncoFilm
  24. 1981The Great VictoryFilm
  25. 1980Corrupción oficialFilm
  26. 1979En la trampaFilm: Laura
  27. 1978Los hijos de SanchezFilm
  28. 1978The Children of SanchezFilm: Aunt Guadalupe
  29. 1977Prisión de mujeresFilm: Marta/ La Macabra
  30. 1977Dinastía de la muerteFilm: Mother
  31. 1976Resigned for Reasons of HealthFilm: María
  32. 1976El ReyFilm
  33. 1976CoronationFilm: Doña Elisa - Abuela
  34. 1975PalomaSeries: Gloria Nava (220 episodes)
  35. 1974OmenFilm: Doña Agueda
  36. 1973The Prophet MimiFilm: Magdalena, prostituta vecina
  37. 1973The CubsFilm: Mrs. Cuéllar
  38. 1972Magdalena’s True VocationFilm: Zoyla
  39. 1972Doña MacabraFilm: Demetria
  40. 1972The Crazy VirginsFilm: Elena Guardiola
  41. 1971They Call Him MarcadoFilm: Remedios
  42. 1969Perverse DollFilm: Tía Jenny
  43. 1969Memories of the FutureFilm
  44. 1969Adventures of JuliancitoFilm: Tía Claudia
  45. 1968Sor Ye-yéFilm: Madre superiora
  46. 1968The AdolescentsFilm
  47. 1966La recta finalFilm: Martha Maretti
  48. 1964El río de las ánimasFilm
  49. 1963Las TroyanasFilm
  50. 1961Los JóvenesFilm: Rosa, Madre de Alicia
  51. 1958El potro salvajeFilm
  52. 1957The VampireFilm: Eloisa
  53. 1957Dos diablitos en apurosFilm
  54. 1956La pequeña enemigaFilm
  55. 1956Angel FaceFilm
  56. 1955Estafa de amorFilm
  57. 1955The SuspectFilm: Señora Adela Perez
  58. 1955El plagiarioFilm
  59. 1954La infameFilm: Luisa Barrios de Benet
  60. 1953ReportajeFilm: Feminist Nurse
  61. 1953Light in the High PlainsFilm
  62. 1953Legítima defensaFilm
  63. 1953MisericordiaFilm: Juliana
  64. 1953Remember to LiveFilm: Leonora
  65. 1953Cuatro horas antes de morirFilm: Marga
  66. 1952Sor AlegríaFilm
  67. 1951¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?Film: Yolanda
  68. 1951Lodo y ArmiñoFilm
  69. 1951Engagement ringFilm
  70. 1951Mujeres sin mañanaFilm: Marta
  71. 1951Monte de piedadFilm: María Franco Ruiz
  72. 1951In the Palm of Your HandFilm: Clara Stein
  73. 1951Todos son mis hijos!...Film
  74. 1951Entre abogados te veasFilm: La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
  75. 1949Late AfternoonFilm: Lucia
  76. 1949Cita con la muerteFilm: Carmen
  77. 1949BambaFilm: Tirsa Mendieta
  78. 1949Secreto entre mujeresFilm: Marta
  79. 1948We the PoorFilm: Yolanda la Tísica
  80. 1947A media luzFilm: Susana

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