Carmen Montejo (born María Teresa Sánchez González; May 26, 1925 – February 25, 2013) was a Cuban actress.

Biography

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

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. She began acting studies in 1939 at

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under Ludwing Shayovich. After concluding her college 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

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, and then Chano Ureta changed her professional name to "Carmen Montejo" when she told him she lived across the Hotel Montejo. In

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, 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 ''

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'' of

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. She co-starred with

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and was directed by Ricardo Mondragón at the

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. She has also participated in ''

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'' and '' The Trojans''. In television, she has performed roles in many

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s as well as the sitcom ''Tres Generaciones'' with

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and Sasha Sokol in the 1980s. For her work in television, films and theatre, Montejo was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias.

Death

Carmen Montejo died on February 25, 2013, in Mexico City. She was 87.

Theater

* '' Los Efectos de los Rayos Gamma'' * '' Los Zorros'' * '' Las Troyanas'' * ''

'' * ''

'' (1946)

Telenovelas

Films

Television

* '' Mujer, casos de la vida real'' (2002, episode "Un viejo amor") as Margarita * '' Tres Generaciones'' (1989)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montejo, Carmen 1925 births 2013 deaths People from Pinar del Río Cuban emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Mexican film actresses Mexican radio actresses Mexican stage actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican voice actresses Golden Age of Mexican cinema Ariel Award winners Golden Ariel Award winners