Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1928-03-10
Day of Death
2013-04-08
Place of Birth
Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain
Sara Montiel
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.
Filmography (58)
Trainsmoking
2025
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
2022
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019
Barefoot in the Kitchen
2013
Enrique Herreros
2011
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
2006Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
2005
Bad Education
2004
Sara, una estrella
2002
Zero/infinito
2002
Asaltar los cielos
1996
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1996
La última cena... del 88
1988
Songs for After a War
1976
