María Miterloi Hernández (24 March 1930 – 11 June 1993), better known by her stage name Maruja Montes, was a Brazilian-born Argentine actress and
vedette who performed during the middle part of the 20th century.
Biography
Montes was born on 24 March 1930 in
São Paulo
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, Brazil.
She came to Argentina with her mother, María Magdalena Rosario Garrido, and brother Agustín Hernández and became a naturalized Argentine citizen.
She was a showgirl in the burlesque and comedy theaters of Argentina in the 1950s
and made ten films.
She committed suicide on 11 June 1993 in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina.
Filmography
* ''
Noche flamenca'' (1946)
* ''Marido de ocasión'' (1952)
* ''
Ésta es mi vida'' (1952)
* ''
Trompada 45'' (1953)
* ''
Corazón fiel'' (1954)
* ''
Vida nocturna
''Vida nocturna'' is a 1955 Argentine
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'' (1955)
* ''
Los hermanos corsos
''The Corsican Brothers'' (Spanish: ''Los Hermanos corsos'') is a 1955 Argentine film.
Cast
* António Vilar
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'' (1955)
* ''
Bacará'' (1955) .... Yvonne
* ''Estrellas de Buenos Aires'' (1956)
* ''
Historia de una carta
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* ...
'' (1957)
* ''
La potranca'' (1960)
References
1930 births
1993 deaths
Brazilian vedettes
Brazilian actresses
Brazilian emigrants to Argentina
People from São Paulo
Suicides in Argentina
1993 suicides
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