From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel or Saritísima; 10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Montiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928 as María Antonia Abad (complete name María Antonia Alejandra Vicenta Elpidia Isidora Abad Fernández). After her work in Juan de Orduña's El Último Cuplé in 1957, Montiel worked in Europe, Latin America and United States. Montiel's film Varietes was banned in Beijing in 1973. Her films El Último Cuple and La Violetera netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish speaking movie industry during the 1950s/60s. She played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's great novel. She was portrayed in the Pedro Almodóvar film Bad Education by a male actor in drag (Gael García Bernal) as the cross-dressing character Zahara, and a film clip from one of her movies was used as well.
58 movies · 3 shows
Trainsmoking
2025·0.0
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
2022·4.3
Todos los nombres de Sara
2019·4.0
Barefoot in the Kitchen
2013·6.0
Enrique Herreros
2011·6.5
80s: El soundtrack de una generación
2006·0.0
Singing to the Gods: Mario Lanza
2005·0.0
Bad Education
2004·7.4
Sara, una estrella
2002·9.5
Zero/infinito
2002·8.0
Asaltar los cielos
1996·7.0
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1996·8.3
La última cena... del 88
1988·8.0
Songs for After a War
1976·6.6
Canciones de nuestra vida
1975·7.0
Five Pillows for One Night
1974·3.2
Varietés
1971·6.3
La casa de los Martínez
1971·4.5
Esa mujer
1969·6.3
Tuset Street
1968·4.5
La mujer perdida
1966·4.5
La vida de Pedro Infante
1966·5.3
The Woman from Beirut
1965·5.4
Samba
1965·3.1
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
1963·5.0
Queen of the Chantecler
1962·5.9
The Lovely Lola
1962·6.5
Pecado de amor
1961·4.9
Mi último tango
1960·6.2
The Devil Made a Woman
1959·6.4
The Violet Seller
1958·6.9
Run of the Arrow
1957·6.1
The Last Couplet
1957·5.8
Where the Circle Ends
1956·5.4
Serenade
1956·5.6
Yo no creo en los hombres
1955·3.8
Frente al Pecado de Ayer
1955·3.5
Vera Cruz
1954·6.7
Se solicitan modelos
1954·3.8
¿Por qué ya no me quieres?
1954·6.7
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!
1953·6.4
Cinnamon Skin
1953·6.8
That Man from Tangier
1953·4.0
Ella, Lucifer y yo
1953·3.4
El enamorado
1952·7.1
Ahí viene Martín Corona
1952·7.2
Furia roja
1951·4.0
Cárcel de mujeres
1951·6.1
I Need Money
1951·7.7
Pequeñeces
1950·3.3
El capitán Veneno
1950·5.8
Locura de amor
1948·5.3
Alhucemas
1948·10.0
La mies es mucha
1948·5.3
Mariona Rebull
1947·5.0
Don Quixote
1947·6.0
Bambú
1945·5.0
Empezó en boda
1944·9.0