Carmen Montejo
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Carmen Montejo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico
.
Montejo started her career in radio as a child in Cuba in a show titled Abuelita Cata transmitted on CMOX. While still in Cuba she was nicknamed "Muñeca" Sánchez in theater and because of her golden curls as the Cuban Shirley Temple
. She began acting studies in 1939 at Universidad de La Habana under Ludwing Shayovich. After concluding her secondary-level
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 Gilberto Martínez Solares and then Chano Ureta who changed her professional name to "Carmen Montejo" when she told him she lived across the Hotel Montejo.
In Venezuela
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 The House of Bernarda Alba of Federico García Lorca
. She co-starred with Virginia Fábregas and was directed by Ricardo Mondragón at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
. She has also participated in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
and The Trojans.
In television she has performed roles in many telenovela
s as well as the sitcom Tres Generaciones with Angélica María
and Sasha Sokol
in the 1980s.
Golden age of the cinema of Mexico
The Golden Age of Mexican cinema is a period between 1936 and 1969 where the quality and economic success of the cinema of Mexico reached its peak....
.
Montejo started her career in radio as a child in Cuba in a show titled Abuelita Cata transmitted on CMOX. While still in Cuba she was nicknamed "Muñeca" Sánchez in theater and because of her golden curls as the Cuban Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black , born Shirley Jane Temple, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia...
. She began acting studies in 1939 at Universidad de La Habana under Ludwing Shayovich. After concluding her secondary-level
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
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 Gilberto Martínez Solares and then Chano Ureta who changed her professional name to "Carmen Montejo" when she told him she lived across the Hotel Montejo.
In Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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 The House of Bernarda Alba of Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
. She co-starred with Virginia Fábregas and was directed by Ricardo Mondragón at the Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...
. She has also participated in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. The original cast featured Uta Hagen as Martha, Arthur Hill as George, Melinda Dillon as Honey and George Grizzard as Nick. It was directed by Alan Schneider...
and The Trojans.
In television she has performed roles in many telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s as well as the sitcom Tres Generaciones with Angélica María
Angélica María
Angélica María Hartman Ortiz is an Mexican-American actress and a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter. She is a legendary entertainer and is known as La Novia de Mexico .-Early life:...
and Sasha Sokol
Sasha Sokol
Sasha Sökol is a Mexican singer, composer, actress, and TV host. She has sold more than 5 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
in the 1980s.
Theater
- Los Efectos de los Rayos Gamma
- Los Zorros
- Las TroyanasLes TroyensLes Troyens is a French opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself, based on Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid...
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. The original cast featured Uta Hagen as Martha, Arthur Hill as George, Melinda Dillon as Honey and George Grizzard as Nick. It was directed by Alan Schneider...
- The House of Bernarda Alba (1946)
Telenovelas
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Apasionada Apasionada is the twenty-first album of Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario. It was released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Vengada"# "Ni Héroes Ni Vencidos"# "Por Hoy"# "A Que Me Pides Más"# "A Mí Si Que No"# "Sobrevivo"# "Agua Profunda"# "Olvidarte"... (1964) Destino Destino is an animated short film released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion... (1963) |
Films
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Luz en el páramo Luz en el páramo is a 1953 Venezuelan film directed by Víctor Urruchúa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* José Elías Moreno - Jose* Carmen Montejo - Angela* Hilda Vera - Julia* Luis Salazar - Pedro Maria* Ildemaro García... (1953) Anillo de compromiso Anillo de compromiso is a 1951 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza.... (1951) as Chavela Valdes Entre abogados te veas Entre abogados te veas is a 1951 Mexican film. It was produced byFernando de Fuentes.... (1951) Nosotros los pobres Nosotros los pobres is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez.-Plot:Two kids take a book from a trash can. They begin to read the story of a poor neighborhood in Mexico City. Carpenter Pepe "El Toro" lives with his daughter "Chachita" and woos pretty Celia, known as "La Chorreada"... (1948) as Yolanda, la Tísica Crimen en la alcoba Crimen en la alcoba is a 1946 Mexican film. It stars Carlos Orellana.... (1946) La señora de enfrente La señora de enfrente is a 1945 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.... (1945) as Gilberta Madrigales Resurrection (1943 film) Resurrection is a 1943 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.... (1943) |
Television
- Mujer, casos de la vida realMujer, casos de la vida realMujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...
(2002, episode Un viejo amor) as Margarita - Tres GeneracionesTres GeneracionesTres Generaciones is an award-winning super-premium tequila produced in Tequila, a municipality of the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It was created in 1973 by Don Francisco Javier Sauza to honor the three successive generations of tequila makers of the Sauza family since 1873: Don Cenobio, Don...
(1989)
External links
- Carmen Montejo at the telenovela database
- Carmen Montejo at esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....