Carmen Montejo
Date of birth: 1925-05-26
Place of birth: Pinar del Río, Cuba
Known for: Acting
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. 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.
Movie Credits
The Adolescents
1968-02-02
The story of an impossible love that a couple lives in secret because they are very young. Mexico's
Omen
1975-02-13
While attending the birth of Isabel, the wife of foreigner Felipe, Mama Santos predicts that "someth
Mimí Derba
2000-10-18
Mimí Derba is a documentary about one of the pioneers in acting and film production in México. In 19
Adventures of Juliancito
1969-04-12
Adaptation of the adventures of Tom Sawyer, played by actor Juliancito Bravo.
The Death of a Stallion
1983-11-10
When a dedicated jockey finds that the local politicians are not to be trusted and begins to feel hi
The Vampire
1957-10-04
A pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aun
They Call Him Marcado
1971-12-25
The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters
La recta final
1966-01-01
A jockey is pushed by his former trainer, in order to win one last race after his downfall into alco
Remember to Live
1953-02-05
In Guanajuato, a piano teacher delays her marriage to an engineer not to let her younger sisters alo
Magdalena’s True Vocation
1972-11-02
Sex and middle class are the main topics in "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena". Hermosillo shows m
Corrupción oficial
1980-01-01
Bamba
1949-06-02
Entre hermanos
1945-05-18
During the Mexican Revolution, brothers Ramón and Geraldo fall in love with Pilar who is uncertain o
El Rey
1976-06-10
Mexican Revolution era: a guerilla faction kidnaps two members of a governing family to negotiate a
Engagement ring
1951-11-01
Newlyweds struggle with career issues and poverty.
Coronation
1976-06-03
The traumatic story of an old bourgueoise in Mexico City, his relationship with his crazy grandmothe
A media luz
1947-01-15
Tango singer exploits the women in his life. Learns a valuable life-lesson.
In the Palm of Your Hand
1951-06-21
A con artist seduces the widow of a millionaire, only to learn she'd plotted with her lover to murde
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
1985-06-28
A prostitute enters a brothel and establishes a rivalry faking love with the old owner.
El Bronco
1982-02-10
Boxer fights his way up toward a world championship and faces ups and downs in his love life.
El camino de los gatos
1944-11-26
Love story and family-melodrama set during the Mexican War Of Independence, 1860s.
The Cubs
1973-05-10
After having his genitals brutally mutilated during childhood, a man must face prejudice and himself
The Prophet Mimi
1973-12-27
Childhood trauma and religious repression causes little boy to grow up and murder .
Angel Face
1956-03-01
Mischievous little girl pulls a variety of pranks for the purpose of preventing her parents from div
Doña Macabra
1972-09-30
The story of Armida (named ¨Doña Macabra¨ by her neighbors) and Demetria, two old women who live in
The Great Victory
1981-06-10
The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparal
Corazones rotos
2002-02-08
Many stories of families within an urban complex.
The Faces of the Moon
2002-05-17
The Faces of the Moon is the story of five women from five different countries (Argentina, Uruguay,
En la trampa
1979-03-08
Oscar Cardenas is a free young man who dreams of being a racer. One day he is trapped by Isabel Sala
La infame
1954-01-21
For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freed
No matarás
1943-08-19
A mother stands by helplessly while a scandal involving marital infidelity, blackmail and murder tak
La pequeña enemiga
1956-05-10
Doctor-husband-father tries to juggle home life and mistress.
El plagiario
1955-04-28
Gangster's daughter learns about her dad's illegalist lifestyle.
La sospechosa
1955-06-03
After a trip to Europe, Regina de Alba comes home and finds out her mother is nowhere to be found. W
Dos diablitos en apuros
1957-01-17
Two kids embark on far-fetched desperate schemes to prevent their parents from divorcing.
Perverse Doll
1969-12-26
A troubled woman commits a series of murders that exposes some dark family secrets.
El potro salvaje
1958-03-31
Misericordia
1953-03-13
Faded rich family has a housekeeper who struggles to keep them fed and comfortable after their fortu
Monte de piedad
1951-08-01
Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their val
Mujeres sin mañana
1951-09-05
Loosely-plotted melodrama about five "hostesses" and the owners of a waterfront nightclub.
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
1984-04-21
Paquito lives with his mother in poverty. When she dies, he looks for his father's love, who is a ve
Prisión de mujeres
1977-09-15
'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of
Resigned for Reasons of Health
1976-09-02
A mid-level government bureaucrat is forced to think hard about his ideas on governmental corruption
The Hex
1983-09-30
Horror tv movie from Mexico
Yo fui una usurpadora
1946-10-23
Brilliant young doctor discovers his wife doesn't want to bear children, so he finds someone else to
Estafa de amor
1955-06-29
Bad woman plays three men off each other while enjoying the attentions of all three; a great many li
We the Poor
1948-03-25
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City ne
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951-12-20
This musical comedy tells the story of two men whose friendship (whose beginning is told in "A toda
Ave sin nido
1943-08-12
Husband, sterile wife, fertile mistress, daughter.
Crimen en la alcoba
1946-10-16
A man's on trial for murder; a friend who could prove his innocence chooses not to come forward. An
La señora de enfrente
1945-09-21
Two travelers visiting a small town link up together and then run afoul of the gossip of church ladi
Entre abogados te veas
1951-03-02
Crooked lawyer runs amok, making a mockery of the legal system.
The Crazy Virgins
1972-05-31
Handsome young swindler throws himself into the clutches of three rich spinsters who live in their o
Legítima defensa
1953-03-24
Mr. X is convicted of killing Mr. Y and serves a jail sentence. After being released, he discovers t
Caminito alegre
1944-02-17
An elderly homeless man is welcomed into an Old Folks' Home and becomes acquainted with the dramas o
El río de las ánimas
1964-02-13
Traveling lawman comes to town and schools the residents in collective farming practices. There's al
Las Troyanas
1963-07-01
Adaptation of Euripides: lamentations of the women of Troy after their defeat in war.
Sor Ye-yé
1968-03-09
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his frie
Todos son mis hijos!...
1951-03-23
Good son takes the blame for father's peculations and goes off to work in the rain forest to pay off
In the Storm
1982-04-01
In the storm is a Mexican film of the year 1980 directed by Fernando Vallejo. The film is about the
Secreto entre mujeres
1949-04-01
A big ol' player has different stages of a thing happening with each of the five women in a househol
Lodo y armiño
1951-11-30
Wealthy libertine tries to seduce another man's mistress by threatening to send him to jail if she d
The Magic Hour
2000-10-01
Minerva, a middle age writer, decides to break the uncertainty that prevents her from creating the n
Sor Alegría
1952-10-01
The Children of Sanchez
1978-06-16
Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of San
Memories of the Future
1969-06-25
A story where the Cristero Rebellion creates a story of love, passion, and betrayal. When the Federa
Reportaje
1953-11-13
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
Cuatro horas antes de morir
1953-01-01
The film tells the intense countdown of a man sentenced to death.
Late Afternoon
1949-08-05
A former farmhand now with money, wants to buy his former boss's farm and marry his daughter, but th
Cita con la muerte
1949-06-22
Burdel
1982-09-03
(AKA: Ratero 2 or Cada quien su madre.) Innocent man forced to hide from the police, ends up taking
Los Jóvenes
1961-09-28
A gang member is attracted to a beautiful young woman, but approaching her only causes problems that
Light in the High Plains
1953-05-01
Life changes for an Andean family when oil wealth and a fugitive arrive in town.
Las Ladrilleras
2006-12-31
Ni Chana, ni Juana
1984-03-21