Carmen Montejo
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1925-05-26
- Died
- 2013-02-25
- Place of birth
- Pinar del Río, Cuba
- Also known as
- María Teresa Sánchez González
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Friends 4 Ever
2000
as Doña Julia Ruvalcaba vda. de Vidal
Adventures in Time
2001
as Margarita Rosales de Flores
Te Sigo Amando
1996
as Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
as Self
Paloma
1975
as Gloria Nava
Den of Wolves
1986
as Esperanza Mandujano
Juana Iris
1985
as María Luisa
Mágica juventud
1992
as Leonor Jiménez Vda. de Retana/Pepita
El Maleficio
1983
as Doña Emilia González Vda. de Castellanos
El Engaño
1986
as Selene
Love Without Makeup
2007
as Verónica Vda. de Velázquez
Serafín
1999
as Gigi (voz)
Movies (77)
We the Poor
1948
as Yolanda la Tísica
The Children of Sanchez
1978
as Aunt Guadalupe
Omen
1974
as Doña Agueda
Reportaje
1953
as Feminist Nurse
Sor Ye-yé
1968
as Madre superiora
The Faces of the Moon
2002
as Mariana Toscano
Perverse Doll
1969
as Tía Jenny
Burdel
1982
as Madre de Juan
La pequeña enemiga
1956
Memories of the Future
1969
The Vampire
1957
as Eloisa
In the Palm of Your Hand
1951
as Clara Stein
Ni Chana Ni Juana
1984
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
1985
as Celia
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
1984
as Mrs. Falcon
The Death of a Stallion
1983
Prisión de mujeres
1977
as Marta/ La Macabra
Los Jóvenes
1961
as Rosa, Madre de Alicia
El Bronco
1982
En la trampa
1979
as Laura
The Crazy Virgins
1972
as Elena Guardiola
Lodo y armiño
1951
Adventures of Juliancito
1969
as Tía Claudia
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951
as Yolanda
Cuatro horas antes de morir
1953
as Marga
Monte de piedad
1951
as María Franco Ruiz
El camino de los gatos
1944
Resigned for Reasons of Health
1976
as María
Doña Macabra
1972
as Demetria
The Prophet Mimi
1973
as Magdalena, prostituta vecina
Coronation
1976
as Doña Elisa - Abuela
Caminito alegre
1944
Late Afternoon
1949
as Lucia
They Call Him Marcado
1971
as Remedios
Bamba
1949
as Tirsa Mendieta
No matarás
1943
Cita con la muerte
1949
Remember to Live
1953
as Leonora
Legítima defensa
1953
El Rey
1976
Engagement ring
1951
El río de las ánimas
1964
La infame
1954
as Luisa Barrios de Benet
Mujeres sin mañana
1951
as Marta
Todos son mis hijos!...
1951
Los hijos de Sanchez
1978
Entre hermanos
1945
as Pilar
Secreto entre mujeres
1949
as Marta
Ave sin nido
1943
Misericordia
1953
as Juliana
Estafa de amor
1955
The Great Victory
1981
The Magic Hour
2000
Dinastía de la muerte
1977
as Mother
The Cubs
1973
as Mrs. Cuéllar
Corazones rotos
2002
Magdalena’s True Vocation
1972
as Zoyla
A media luz
1947
as Susana
El potro salvaje
1958
The Hex
1983
as Emilia
The Suspect
1955
as Señora Adela Perez
Corrupción oficial
1980
Entre abogados te veas
1951
as La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
La recta final
1966
as Martha Maretti
Angel Face
1956
Crimen en la alcoba
1946
as Martha
Light in the High Plains
1953
The Adolescents
1968
Mimí Derba
2000
as Self
Las Ladrilleras
2006
Yo fui una usurpadora
1946
Sor Alegría
1952
El plagiario
1955
In the Storm
1982
as Doña Toña
La señora de enfrente
1945
Las Troyanas
1963
Dos diablitos en apuros
1957
About Carmen Montejo
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 Shayov… With 89 credits spanning from 1943 to 2007, Carmen Montejo has appeared in 77 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carmen Montejo Movies
- We the Poor (1948) — as Yolanda la Tísica
- The Children of Sanchez (1978) — as Aunt Guadalupe
- Omen (1974) — as Doña Agueda
- Reportaje (1953) — as Feminist Nurse
- Sor Ye-yé (1968) — as Madre superiora
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