Sara Montiel
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
63
Gender
Female
Birthday
1928-03-10 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain
Acting

2025

Super Sara as Self (archive footage)

2025

Trainsmoking as Not available

2022

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

2019

Todos los nombres de Sara as Self - Actress (archive footage)

2013

Barefoot in the Kitchen as (archive footage)

2011

Enrique Herreros as Self - Actress

2006

Legends as Self

2006

80s: El soundtrack de una generación as Self (archive footage)

2004

Bad Education as Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002

Zero/infinito as (voice)

2002

Sara, una estrella as Not available

1996

De pé a pá as Self

1996

Asaltar los cielos as Not available

1976

Songs for After a War as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1975

Canciones de nuestra vida as (archive footage)

1974

Five Pillows for One Night as Rosa López / Ana

1971

Varietés as Not available

1971

La casa de los Martínez as Not available

1969

Esa mujer as Soledad Romero Fuentes

1968

Tuset Street as Violeta Riscal

1966

La vida de Pedro Infante as (archive footage)

1966

La mujer perdida as Sara Fernán

1965

The Woman from Beirut as Isabel Llanos

1965

Samba as Belén / Laura Monteiro

1963

Casablanca, Nest of Spies as Teresa Vilar

1962

Queen of the Chantecler as La bella Charito

1962

The Lovely Lola as Lola

1961

Pecado de amor as Magda Beltrán / Sor Belén

1960

Mi último tango as Marta Andreu

1959

Carmen from Ronda as Carmen

1958

The Violet Seller as Soledad Moreno

1957

Run of the Arrow as Yellow Moccasin

1957

The Last Couplet as Maria Luján

1956

Serenade as Juana Montes

1956

Where the Circle Ends as Isabel

1955

Frente al Pecado de Ayer as Not available

1955

Yo no creo en los hombres as María Caridad Robledo

1954

Vera Cruz as Nina

1954

Se solicitan modelos as Not available

1954

¿Por qué ya no me quieres? as Rosaura Moreno / Lilia

1953

¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera! as Not available

1953

Cinnamon Skin as Not available

1953

Ella, Lucifer y yo as Not available

1952

El enamorado as Rosario

1952

Necesito dinero as Not available

1951

Women's prison as Dora

1951

Furia roja as María Stevens

1950

El capitán Veneno as Not available

1950

Pequeñeces as Monique

1948

Locura de amor as Aldara

1948

Alhucemas as María Luisa Pereira

1948

La mies es mucha as Guyerati

1947

Don Quixote as Antonia

1947

Mariona Rebull as Lula

1945

Bambú as Yoyita

1944

Empezó en boda as Not available
Crew

1969

Esa mujer Producer

1968

Tuset Street Producer