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.
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Movies (47)
Trainsmoking
2025
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2022
Todos los nombres de Sara
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2019
Barefoot in the Kitchen
as (archive footage)
2013
Enrique Herreros
as Self - Actress
2011
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
as Self
2005
Bad Education
as Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Sara, una estrella
2002
Zero/infinito
as (voice)
2002
Asaltar los cielos
1996
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1996
La última cena... del 88
as Self
1988
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
Canciones de nuestra vida
as (archive footage)
1975
Five Pillows for One Night
as Rosa López / Ana
1974
Varietés
1971
La casa de los Martínez
1971
Esa mujer
as Soledad Romero Fuentes
1969
Tuset Street
as Violeta Riscal
1968
La mujer perdida
as Sara Fernán
1966
La vida de Pedro Infante
as (archive footage)
1966
The Woman from Beirut
as Isabel Llanos
1965
Samba
as Belén / Laura Monteiro
1965
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
as Teresa Vilar
1963
Queen of the Chantecler
as La bella Charito
1962
The Lovely Lola
as Lola
1962
Pecado de amor
as Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén
1961
Mi último tango
as Marta Andreu
1960
Carmen from Ronda
as Carmen
1959
The Violet Seller
as Soledad Moreno
1958
Run of the Arrow
as Yellow Moccasin
1957
The Last Couplet
as Maria Luján
1957
Where the Circle Ends
as Isabel
1956
Serenade
as Juana Montes
1956
Yo no creo en los hombres
as María Caridad Robledo
1955
Frente al Pecado de Ayer
1955
Vera Cruz
as Nina
1954
Se solicitan modelos
1954
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
as Rosaura Moreno / Lilia
1954
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
1953
Cinnamon Skin
as Marucha
1953
That Man from Tangier
as Aixa
1953
Ella, Lucifer y yo
1953
El enamorado
as Rosario
1952
Ahí viene Martín Corona
as Rosario
1952
Furia roja
as María Stevens
1951
