Maruja Montes
Appearance
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Born | María Miterloi Hernández 24 March 1930 São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | 11 June 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 63)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation(s) | Vedette, actress |
Years active | 1946-1970 |
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, Brazil.[1] She came to Argentina with her mother, María Magdalena Rosario Garrido, and brother Agustín Hernández and became a naturalized Argentine citizen.[2] She was a showgirl in the burlesque and comedy theaters of Argentina in the 1950s[3] and made ten films.[4] She committed suicide on 11 June 1993 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5]
Filmography
- Noche flamenca (1946)
- Marido de ocasión (1952)
- Ésta es mi vida (1952)
- Trompada 45 (1953)
- Corazón fiel (1954)
- Vida nocturna (1955)
- Los hermanos corsos (1955)
- Bacará (1955) .... Yvonne
- Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956)
- Historia de una carta (1957)
- La potranca (1960)
References
- ^ "Maruja Montes actriz y vedette argentina (fallece en el año 1993)". Todo Tiempo (in Spanish). Argentina: Todo Tiempo. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Hernández e Hijos Sociedad". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 17 October 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Blanco Pazos, Roberto; Clemente, Raúl (2004). De la fuga a la fuga : diccionario de films policiales ; [el policial en el cine argentino] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ed. Corregidor. p. 144. ISBN 978-9-500-51528-3. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Maruja Montes". Cine Nacional (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Cine Nacional. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Se suicidó la actríz y vedette Maruja Monte". Acceder (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ministére de Cultura. Retrieved 20 July 2015.[permanent dead link]