Carlos Montalbán y Merino (June 5, 1904March 28, 1991) was a Mexican character actor.

Early life

Montalbán was born in

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in Coahuila, Mexico, the son of Ricarda Merino Jiménez and Genaro Balbino Montalbán Busano, a store manager. His parents were

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Career

Montalbán was the older brother of actor

Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (; ; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a var ...

and is remembered for portraying two different characters named "Vargas" in well-remembered films; '' The Out-of-Towners'' (1970) starring Jack Lemmon, and

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's ''

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'' (1971). His best remembered role is likely in the American boxing drama ''

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'' (1956), where he plays the sympathetic manager of a heavyweight contender. He appeared as "''El Exigente''" in a series of

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advertisements for Savarin Coffee in the 1960s and 1970s. Montalbán was also a renowned voice-over actor and announcer, best known as the official

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voice for Marlboro cigarettes worldwide.

Death

Montalbán died on March 28, 1991, in his

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home in

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of cardiovascular disease and was survived by his wife Mary, a New Yorker, two brothers, Pedro and the actor

, and a sister, Carmen, also from Torreon, Mexico.

Filmography

References

External links

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Fandango filmography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montalban, Carlos 1904 births 1991 deaths Mexican emigrants to the United States Mexican male film actors Male actors from Coahuila 20th-century Mexican male actors People from Torreón