Maria Montez

Maria Montez

Born: June 6, 1912
Died: September 7, 1951
in Barahona, Dominican Republic
María Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as "The Queen of Technicolor." Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe.

Movies for Maria Montez...

Revenge of the Pirates
Title: Revenge of the Pirates
Character: Consuelo
Released: October 18, 1951
Type: Movie
A pirate tries to lead his followers in vengeance against a corrupt governor.
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Shadows Over Naples
Title: Shadows Over Naples
Character: Dolores
Released: May 10, 1951
Type: Movie
An Italian-German crime film. One of Maria Montez's last films.
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City of Violence
Title: City of Violence
Character: Dolores
Released: April 5, 1951
Type: Movie
Amore e sangue (released in the U.S. as "City of Violence"), the 1951 Marino Girolami (billed as "John Wolff") West German/Italian romantic action adventure war thriller.
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The Thief of Venice
Title: The Thief of Venice
Character: Tina
Released: December 22, 1950
Type: Movie
A beautiful tavern-keeper finds herself getting caught up in a war between Italy and Turkey.
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Portrait of a Murderer
Title: Portrait of a Murderer
Character: Christina de Rinck
Released: November 25, 1949
Type: Movie
A circus daredevil is the next victim of a danger-seducing woman who tricks him into a potentially deadly stunt after he attempted to kill her.
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Wicked City
Title: Wicked City
Character: Dolores - the coach
Released: November 16, 1949
Type: Movie
A Canadian sailor becomes a fugitive for love after a night with a woman in Marseille.
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Siren of Atlantis
Title: Siren of Atlantis
Character: Queen Antinea
Released: January 4, 1949
Type: Movie
Two Foreign Legion soldiers, Jean (Dennis O'Keefe) and Andre (Jean Pierre Aumont), accidentally discover the famed lost continent of Atlantis. Bewitched by the sultry, beauty of the Queen of Atlantis (Maria Montez) the two men vie for her affections; little realising that her previous lovers have been embalmed into statues that line the passages of her kingdom.
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Pirates of Monterey
Title: Pirates of Monterey
Character: Marguerita Novarro
Released: December 1, 1947
Type: Movie
A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.
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The Exile
Title: The Exile
Character: Countess Anbella de Courteuil
Released: October 17, 1947
Type: Movie
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls for local beauty Katie and spends his days happily in the quiet countryside. Unfortunately, Cromwell's associate Col. Ingram and his men track Charles down, and the would-be monarch must resort to swashbuckling his way to freedom.
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Tangier
Title: Tangier
Character: Rita
Released: June 6, 1946
Type: Movie
In Tangier, disgraced American war correspondent Paul Kenyon, café dancer Rita and local entrepreneur Pepe join forces to battle a Nazi diamond smuggler.
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Sudan
Title: Sudan
Character: Naila
Released: April 18, 1945
Type: Movie
A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.
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Bowery to Broadway
Title: Bowery to Broadway
Character: Marina
Released: November 3, 1944
Type: Movie
Two Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them suddenly departs to work for a beautiful woman, a feud erupts.
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Gypsy Wildcat
Title: Gypsy Wildcat
Character: Carla
Released: August 2, 1944
Type: Movie
In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered. The wicked baron blames the gypsies and imprisons them all in his castle. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger on a white horse has hidden the murder arrow and won the heart of gypsy belle Carla, to the discomfiture of her erstwhile fiancée Tonio. Baron Tovar is also fascinated by Carla...especially when he notices her heraldic pendant.
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Cobra Woman
Title: Cobra Woman
Character: Tollea / Naja
Released: May 12, 1944
Type: Movie
A man (Jon Hall) tracks his kidnapped bride (Maria Montez) to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Title: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Character: Amara
Released: January 14, 1944
Type: Movie
Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.
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White Savage
Title: White Savage
Character: Princess Tahia
Released: April 23, 1943
Type: Movie
A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.
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Arabian Nights
Title: Arabian Nights
Character: Sherazade
Released: December 25, 1942
Type: Movie
Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.
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The Mystery of Marie Roget
Title: The Mystery of Marie Roget
Character: Marie Roget
Released: April 23, 1942
Type: Movie
A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.
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Bombay Clipper
Title: Bombay Clipper
Character: Sonya Dietrich Landers
Released: January 11, 1942
Type: Movie
Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper.
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South of Tahiti
Title: South of Tahiti
Character: Melahi
Released: October 17, 1941
Type: Movie
Three men survive a plane crashes on an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. One falls in love with the the daughter of the tribe's leader, heiress to the throne after the death of her brother, who is as savage as her pet leopard. The others try to devise a plan to rob the tribe's gold.
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Moonlight in Hawaii
Title: Moonlight in Hawaii
Character: Ilani
Released: October 9, 1941
Type: Movie
Deciding to quit his singing act and become a tourist guide, Pete Fleming escorts wealthy Mrs. Floto and her three nieces to Hawaii for a vacation. Behind his back, Pete's three bandmates stowaway and tag along.
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Raiders of the Desert
Title: Raiders of the Desert
Character: Zuleika
Released: July 17, 1941
Type: Movie
Two American leave a ship where they had stowed away, in a Middle Eastern port and wind up in the fighting in a brutal civil war
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That Night in Rio
Title: That Night in Rio
Character: Inez
Released: April 11, 1941
Type: Movie
An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.
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Lucky Devils
Title: Lucky Devils
Character: Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Released: January 3, 1941
Type: Movie
Lucky Devils casts the mismatched duo as a pair of intrepid newsreel cameramen. When they're not risking their lives coverning the Hot Spots of the world, Dick (Arlen) and Andy (Devine) busy themselves romancing Norma (Dorothy Lovett) and Gwendy (Janet Shaw), respectively.
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The Invisible Woman
Title: The Invisible Woman
Character: Marie
Released: December 28, 1940
Type: Movie
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.
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Boss of Bullion City
Title: Boss of Bullion City
Character: Linda Calhoun
Released: March 1, 1940
Type: Movie
A lawman sets out to disrupt the operations of a crooked town boss.