Sara Montiel
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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.
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Movies (58)
Trainsmoking
2025
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
2022 · Self - Actress (archive footage)
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019 · Self - Actress (archive footage)
Barefoot in the Kitchen
2013 · (archive footage)
Enrique Herreros
2011 · Self - Actress
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
2005 · Self
Bad Education
2004 · Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sara, una estrella
2002
Zero/infinito
2002 · (voice)
Asaltar los cielos
1996
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1996
La última cena... del 88
1988 · Self
Songs for After a War
1976 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Canciones de nuestra vida
1975 · (archive footage)
Five Pillows for One Night
1974 · Rosa López / Ana
Varietés
1971
La casa de los Martínez
1971
Esa mujer
1969 · Soledad Romero Fuentes, Producer
Tuset Street
1968 · Violeta Riscal, Producer
La mujer perdida
1966 · Sara Fernán
La vida de Pedro Infante
1966 · (archive footage)
The Woman from Beirut
1965 · Isabel Llanos
Samba
1965 · Belén / Laura Monteiro
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
1963 · Teresa Vilar
Queen of the Chantecler
1962 · La bella Charito
The Lovely Lola
1962 · Lola
Pecado de amor
1961 · Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén
Mi último tango
1960 · Marta Andreu
The Devil Made a Woman
1959 · Carmen
The Violet Seller
1958 · Soledad Moreno
Run of the Arrow
1957 · Yellow Moccasin
The Last Couplet
1957 · Maria Luján
Where the Circle Ends
1956 · Isabel
Serenade
1956 · Juana Montes
Yo no creo en los hombres
1955 · María Caridad Robledo
Frente al Pecado de Ayer
1955
Vera Cruz
1954 · Nina
Se solicitan modelos
1954 · Rosina
Por qué ya no me quieres
1954 · Rosaura Moreno / Lilia
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
1953
Cinnamon Skin
1953 · Marucha
That Man from Tangier
1953 · Aixa
Ella, Lucifer y yo
1953 · Isabel
El enamorado
1952 · Rosario
Ahí viene Martín Corona
1952 · Rosario
Furia roja
1951 · María Stevens
Cárcel de mujeres
1951 · Dora
I Need Money
1951 · María Teresa
Pequeñeces
1950 · Monique
El capitán Veneno
1950
Locura de amor
1948 · Aldara
Alhucemas
1948 · María Luisa Pereira
La mies es mucha
1948 · Guyerati
Mariona Rebull
1947 · Lula
Don Quixote
1947 · Antonia
Bambú
1945 · Yoyita
Empezó en boda
1944
