Carmen Montejo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1925
- Died
- February 25, 2013
- Birthplace
- Pinar del Río, Cuba
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.
Filmography
- Pedro Infante: La trayectoria
Pedro Infante: La trayectoria 2008
as Self
Las Ladrilleras 2006
Actor
The Faces of the Moon 2002
as Mariana Toscano
Corazones rotos 2002
Actor
Mimí Derba 2000
as Self
The Magic Hour 2000
Actor
La Casa Que Arde de Noche 1985
as Celia
¡Mamá, soy Paquito! 1984
as Mrs. Falcon
Ni Chana Ni Juana 1984
Actor
The Death of a Stallion 1983
Actor
The Hex 1983
as Emilia
Burdel 1982
as Madre de Juan
In the Storm 1982
as Doña Toña
El Bronco 1982
Actor
The Great Victory 1981
Actor
- Corrupción oficial
Corrupción oficial 1980
Actor
En la trampa 1979
as Laura
Los hijos de Sanchez 1978
Actor
The Children of Sanchez 1978
as Aunt Guadalupe
Prisión de mujeres 1977
as Marta/ La Macabra
Dinastía de la muerte 1977
as Mother
Resigned for Reasons of Health 1976
as María
El Rey 1976
Actor
Coronation 1976
as Doña Elisa - Abuela
Omen 1974
as Doña Agueda
The Prophet Mimi 1973
as Magdalena, prostituta vecina
The Cubs 1973
as Mrs. Cuéllar
Magdalena’s True Vocation 1972
as Zoyla
Doña Macabra 1972
as Demetria
The Crazy Virgins 1972
as Elena Guardiola
They Call Him Marcado 1971
as Remedios
Why Was I Born a Woman? 1970
Actor
Perverse Doll 1969
as Tía Jenny
Memories of the Future 1969
Actor
Adventures of Juliancito 1969
as Tía Claudia
Sor Ye-yé 1968
as Madre superiora
The Adolescents 1968
Actor
La recta final 1966
as Martha Maretti
El río de las ánimas 1964
Actor
Las Troyanas 1963
Actor
Los Jóvenes 1961
as Rosa, Madre de Alicia
El potro salvaje 1958
Actor
The Vampire 1957
as Eloisa
Dos diablitos en apuros 1957
Actor
La pequeña enemiga 1956
Actor
Angel Face 1956
Actor
El túnel 6 1955
as Rosita, Esposa de Gustavo
Estafa de amor 1955
Actor
The Suspect 1955
as Señora Adela Perez
El plagiario 1955
Actor
La infame 1954
as Luisa Barrios de Benet
Reportaje 1953
as Feminist Nurse
Light in the High Plains 1953
Actor
Legítima defensa 1953
Actor
Misericordia 1953
as Juliana
Remember to Live 1953
as Leonora
Cuatro horas antes de morir 1953
as Marga
Sor Alegría 1952
Actor
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? 1951
as Yolanda
Lodo y Armiño 1951
Actor
Engagement ring 1951
Actor
Mujeres sin mañana 1951
as Marta
Monte de piedad 1951
as María Franco Ruiz
In the Palm of Your Hand 1951
as Clara Stein
Todos son mis hijos!... 1951
Actor
Entre abogados te veas 1951
as La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
Dinero maldito 1949
Actor
Late Afternoon 1949
as Lucia
Cita con la muerte 1949
as Carmen
Bamba 1949
as Tirsa Mendieta
Secreto entre mujeres 1949
as Marta
We the Poor 1948
as Yolanda la Tísica
A media luz 1947
as Susana
Yo fui una usurpadora 1946
Actor
Crimen en la alcoba 1946
as Martha
La señora de enfrente 1945
Actor
Entre hermanos 1945
as Pilar
El camino de los gatos 1944
Actor
Caminito alegre 1944
Actor
Ave sin nido 1943
Actor
No matarás 1943
as Cristina Montes
- Resurrección
Resurrección 1943
as Presa
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