Acting
Carmen Montejo
Carmen Montejo (born María Teresa Sánchez González; May 26, 1925 - February 25, 2013) was a Cuban-born actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico. 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 Shirley Temple. She began acting studies in 1939 at Universidad de La Habana under Ludwing Shayovich. After concluding her collage 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 telenovelas as well as the sitcom Tres Generaciones with Angélica María and Sasha Sokol in the 1980s. For her work in television, films and theatre, Montejo was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias. Carmen Montejo died on February 25, 2013, in Mexico City. She was 87.
Filmography
Love Without Makeup
Series · 2007
Las Ladrilleras
Film · 2006
Corazones rotos
Film · 2002
The Faces of the Moon
Film · 2002
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Series · 2002
Adventures in Time
Series · 2001
Mimí Derba
Film · 2000
The Magic Hour
Film · 2000
Amigos X Siempre
Series · 2000
Serafín
Series · 1999
Te Sigo Amando
Series · 1996
Mágica juventud
Series · 1992
Den of Wolves
Series · 1986
El Engaño
Series · 1986
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Film · 1985
Juana Iris
Series · 1985
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
Film · 1984
Ni Chana Ni Juana
Film · 1984
The Death of a Stallion
Film · 1983
The Hex
Film · 1983
El Maleficio
Series · 1983
El Bronco
Film · 1982
In the Storm
Film · 1982
Burdel
Film · 1982
The Great Victory
Film · 1981
Corrupción oficial
Film · 1980
En la trampa
Film · 1979
The Children of Sanchez
Film · 1978
Los hijos de Sanchez
Film · 1978
Prisión de mujeres
Film · 1977
Dinastía de la muerte
Film · 1977
El Rey
Film · 1976
Coronation
Film · 1976
Resigned for Reasons of Health
Film · 1976
Paloma
Series · 1975
Omen
Film · 1974
The Cubs
Film · 1973
The Prophet Mimi
Film · 1973
Magdalena’s True Vocation
Film · 1972
Doña Macabra
Film · 1972
The Crazy Virgins
Film · 1972
They Call Him Marcado
Film · 1971
Adventures of Juliancito
Film · 1969
Perverse Doll
Film · 1969
Memories of the Future
Film · 1969
The Adolescents
Film · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
Film · 1968
La recta final
Film · 1966
El río de las ánimas
Film · 1964
Las Troyanas
Film · 1963
Los Jóvenes
Film · 1961
El potro salvaje
Film · 1958
The Vampire
Film · 1957
Dos diablitos en apuros
Film · 1957
Angel Face
Film · 1956
La pequeña enemiga
Film · 1956
El plagiario
Film · 1955
The Suspect
Film · 1955
Estafa de amor
Film · 1955
La infame
Film · 1954
Remember to Live
Film · 1953
Misericordia
Film · 1953
Legítima defensa
Film · 1953
Reportaje
Film · 1953
Cuatro horas antes de morir
Film · 1953
Light in the High Plains
Film · 1953
Sor Alegría
Film · 1952
Engagement ring
Film · 1951
In the Palm of Your Hand
Film · 1951
Monte de piedad
Film · 1951
Mujeres sin mañana
Film · 1951
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
Film · 1951
Entre abogados te veas
Film · 1951
Todos son mis hijos!...
Film · 1951
Lodo y Armiño
Film · 1951
Bamba
Film · 1949
Secreto entre mujeres
Film · 1949
Cita con la muerte
Film · 1949
Late Afternoon
Film · 1949
We the Poor
Film · 1948
A media luz
Film · 1947
Yo fui una usurpadora
Film · 1946
Crimen en la alcoba
Film · 1946
Entre hermanos
Film · 1945
La señora de enfrente
Film · 1945
El camino de los gatos
Film · 1944
Caminito alegre
Film · 1944
No matarás
Film · 1943
Ave sin nido
Film · 1943