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Carmen Montejo

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
89

Gender
Female

Birthday
May 26, 1925 (101 years old)

Place of Birth
Pinar del Río, Cuba

Carmen Montejo

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. 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

Acting

2007Love Without Makeupas Verónica Vda. de Velázquez
2006Las Ladrillerasas
2002Las Lunas del Auditorioas Self
2002The Faces of the Moonas Mariana Toscano
2002Corazones rotosas
2001Adventures in Timeas Margarita Rosales de Flores
2000Mimí Derbaas Self
2000The Magic Houras
2000Friends 4 Everas Doña Julia Ruvalcaba vda. de Vidal
1999Serafínas Gigi (voz)
1996Te Sigo Amandoas Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero
1992Mágica juventudas Leonor Jiménez Vda. de Retana/Pepita
1987La Casa Que Arde de Nocheas Celia
1986Den of Wolvesas Esperanza Mandujano
1986El Engañoas Selene
1985Juana Irisas María Luisa
1984¡Mamá, soy Paquito!as Mrs. Falcon
1984Ni Chana Ni Juanaas
1983The Death of a Stallionas
1983The Hexas Emilia
1983El Maleficioas Doña Emilia González Vda. de Castellanos
1982Burdelas Madre de Juan
1982In the Stormas Doña Toña
1982El Broncoas
1981The Great Victoryas
1980Corrupción oficialas
1979En la trampaas Laura
1978Los hijos de Sanchezas
1978The Children of Sanchezas Aunt Guadalupe
1977Prisión de mujeresas Marta/ La Macabra
1977Dinastía de la muerteas Mother
1976Resigned for Reasons of Healthas María
1976El Reyas
1976Coronationas Doña Elisa - Abuela
1975Palomaas Gloria Nava
1974Omenas Doña Agueda
1973The Prophet Mimias Magdalena, prostituta vecina
1973The Cubsas Mrs. Cuéllar
1972Magdalena’s True Vocationas Zoyla
1972Doña Macabraas Demetria
1972The Crazy Virginsas Elena Guardiola
1971They Call Him Marcadoas Remedios
1969Perverse Dollas Tía Jenny
1969Memories of the Futureas
1969Adventures of Juliancitoas Tía Claudia
1968Sor Ye-yéas Madre superiora
1968The Adolescentsas
1966La recta finalas Martha Maretti
1964El río de las ánimasas
1963Las Troyanasas
1961Los Jóvenesas Rosa, Madre de Alicia
1958El potro salvajeas
1957The Vampireas Eloisa
1957Dos diablitos en apurosas
1956La pequeña enemigaas
1956Angel Faceas
1955Estafa de amoras
1955The Suspectas Señora Adela Perez
1955El plagiarioas
1954La infameas Luisa Barrios de Benet
1953Reportajeas Feminist Nurse
1953Light in the High Plainsas
1953Legítima defensaas
1953Misericordiaas Juliana
1953Remember to Liveas Leonora
1953Cuatro horas antes de moriras Marga
1952Sor Alegríaas
1951¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?as Yolanda
1951Lodo y Armiñoas
1951Engagement ringas
1951Mujeres sin mañanaas Marta
1951Monte de piedadas María Franco Ruiz
1951In the Palm of Your Handas Clara Stein
1951Todos son mis hijos!...as
1951Entre abogados te veasas La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
1949Late Afternoonas Lucia
1949Cita con la muerteas
1949Bambaas Tirsa Mendieta
1949Secreto entre mujeresas Marta
1948We the Pooras Yolanda la Tísica
1947A media luzas Susana
1946Yo fui una usurpadoraas
1946Crimen en la alcobaas Martha
1945La señora de enfrenteas
1945Entre hermanosas Pilar
1944El camino de los gatosas
1944Caminito alegreas
1943Ave sin nidoas
1943No matarásas Cristina Montes

Production

1987Tres generaciones...Director