
Sara Montiel
Acting
1928-03-10 - Present
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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.
Credits

Bad EducationasSoledad (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vera CruzasNina

Locura de amorasAldara

The Lovely LolaasLola

SerenadeasJuana Montes

Queen of the ChanteclerasLa bella Charito

Tuset StreetasVioleta Riscal

Pecado de amorasMagda Beltrán / Sor Belén

Carmen from RondaasCarmen

The Violet SellerasSoledad Moreno

Run of the ArrowasYellow Moccasin

The Last CoupletasMaria Luján

El enamoradoasRosario

Casablanca, Nest of SpiesasTeresa Vilar

Women's prisonasDora

SambaasBelén / Laura Monteiro

Todos los nombres de SaraasSelf - Actress (archive footage)

La vida de Pedro Infanteas(archive footage)

Don QuixoteasAntonia

Barefoot in the Kitchenas(archive footage)

Ahí viene Martín CoronaasRosario

Esa mujerasSoledad Romero Fuentes

Songs for After a WarasSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yo no creo en los hombresasMaría Caridad Robledo

AlhucemasasMaría Luisa Pereira

La mujer perdidaasSara Fernán

Mariona RebullasLula

Furia rojaasMaría Stevens

Five Pillows for One NightasRosa López / Ana

Enrique HerrerosasSelf - Actress

The Woman from BeirutasIsabel Llanos

PequeñecesasMonique

80s: El soundtrack de una generaciónasSelf (archive footage)

BambúasYoyita

Where the Circle EndsasIsabel

El capitán Venenoas

Necesito dineroas

La casa de los Martínezas

Varietésas

Mi último tangoasMarta Andreu

Cinnamon Skinas

¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!as

La última cena... del 88asSelf

Canciones de nuestra vidaas(archive footage)

Zero/infinitoas(voice)

That Man from TangierasAixa

Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine españolas

Ella, Lucifer y yoas

Frente al Pecado de Ayeras

Asaltar los cielosas

La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)asSelf - Actress (archive footage)

¿Por qué ya no me quieres?asRosaura Moreno / Lilia
Singing to the Gods: Mario LanzaasSelf

La mies es muchaasGuyerati

Sara, una estrellaas

Se solicitan modelosas

Empezó en bodaas

Trainsmokingas