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Carlos Montalbán y Merino (June 5, 1904March 28, 1991) was a Mexican
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Early life

Montalbán was born in
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, 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 and is remembered for portraying two different characters named "Vargas" in well-remembered films; '' The Out-of-Towners'' (1970) starring
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'' (1971). His best remembered role is likely in the American boxing drama '' The Harder They Fall'' (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. He also provided translated Spanish narration for documentaries produced by the US Information Agency in the 1960s.


Death

Montalbán died on March 28, 1991, in his
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and was survived by his wife Mary, a New Yorker, two brothers, Pedro and the actor Ricardo Montalbán, 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