Maria Montez
Also Known As: María Montez, Мария Монтес, María África Gracia Vidal
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Barahona, Dominican Republic
Adult: No
Birthday: June 06, 1912
Age: 112 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: September 07, 1951
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Siren of Atlantis
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-04
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The Invisible Woman
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-28
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Arabian Nights
Overview: Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-25
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-14
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Cobra Woman
Overview: A man tracks his kidnapped bride to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-05-12
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Portrait of a Murderer
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1949-11-25
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The Exile
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-10-17
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Wicked City
Overview: A Canadian sailor becomes a fugitive for love after a night with a woman in Marseille.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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Sudan
Overview: A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.
Genres: Adventure Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-18
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White Savage
Overview: A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-23
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Tangier
Overview: In Tangier, disgraced American war correspondent Paul Kenyon, café dancer Rita and local entrepreneur Pepe join forces to battle a Nazi diamond smuggler.
Genres: Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-06-06
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Gypsy Wildcat
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-08-02
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The Mystery of Marie Roget
Overview: A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.
Genres: Crime Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-23
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That Night in Rio
Overview: An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-11
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Revenge of the Pirates
Overview: A pirate tries to lead his followers in vengeance against a corrupt governor.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-10-18
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Shadows Over Naples
Overview: An Italian-German crime film. One of Maria Montez's last films.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1951-05-10
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Lucky Devils
Overview: 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.
Genres: Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-03
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Pirates of Monterey
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-01
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Raiders of the Desert
Overview: 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
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-07-17
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Moonlight in Hawaii
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-09
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Bowery to Broadway
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-03
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Bombay Clipper
Overview: Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-11
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Boss of Bullion City
Overview: A lawman sets out to disrupt the operations of a crooked town boss.
Genres: Western Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-01
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The Thief of Venice
Overview: A beautiful tavern-keeper finds herself getting caught up in a war between Italy and Turkey.
Genres: Adventure War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1950-12-22
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South of Tahiti
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-17
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City of Violence
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-03-23
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