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
Las Ladrilleras
Las Ladrilleras
The Faces of the Moon
as Mariana Toscano
The Faces of the Moon
as Mariana Toscano
Corazones rotos
Corazones rotos
Mimí Derba
as Self
Mimí Derba
as Self
The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
as Celia
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
as Celia
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
as Mrs. Falcon
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
as Mrs. Falcon
Ni Chana Ni Juana
Ni Chana Ni Juana
The Death of a Stallion
The Death of a Stallion
The Hex
as Emilia
The Hex
as Emilia
Burdel
as Madre de Juan
Burdel
as Madre de Juan
In the Storm
as Doña Toña
In the Storm
as Doña Toña
El Bronco
El Bronco
The Great Victory
The Great Victory
Corrupción oficial
Corrupción oficial
En la trampa
as Laura
En la trampa
as Laura
Los hijos de Sanchez
Los hijos de Sanchez
The Children of Sanchez
as Aunt Guadalupe
The Children of Sanchez
as Aunt Guadalupe
Prisión de mujeres
as Marta/ La Macabra
Prisión de mujeres
as Marta/ La Macabra
Dinastía de la muerte
as Mother
Dinastía de la muerte
as Mother
Resigned for Reasons of Health
as María
Resigned for Reasons of Health
as María
El Rey
El Rey
Coronation
as Doña Elisa - Abuela
Coronation
as Doña Elisa - Abuela
Omen
as Doña Agueda
Omen
as Doña Agueda
The Prophet Mimi
as Magdalena, prostituta vecina
The Prophet Mimi
as Magdalena, prostituta vecina
The Cubs
as Mrs. Cuéllar
The Cubs
as Mrs. Cuéllar
Magdalena’s True Vocation
as Zoyla
Magdalena’s True Vocation
as Zoyla
Doña Macabra
as Demetria
Doña Macabra
as Demetria
The Crazy Virgins
as Elena Guardiola
The Crazy Virgins
as Elena Guardiola
They Call Him Marcado
as Remedios
They Call Him Marcado
as Remedios
Perverse Doll
as Tía Jenny
Perverse Doll
as Tía Jenny
Memories of the Future
Memories of the Future
Adventures of Juliancito
as Tía Claudia
Adventures of Juliancito
as Tía Claudia
Sor Ye-yé
as Madre superiora
Sor Ye-yé
as Madre superiora
The Adolescents
The Adolescents
La recta final
as Martha Maretti
La recta final
as Martha Maretti
El río de las ánimas
El río de las ánimas
Las Troyanas
Las Troyanas
Los Jóvenes
as Rosa, Madre de Alicia
Los Jóvenes
as Rosa, Madre de Alicia
El potro salvaje
El potro salvaje
The Vampire
as Eloisa
The Vampire
as Eloisa
Dos diablitos en apuros
Dos diablitos en apuros
La pequeña enemiga
La pequeña enemiga
Angel Face
Angel Face
Estafa de amor
Estafa de amor
The Suspect
as Señora Adela Perez
The Suspect
as Señora Adela Perez
El plagiario
El plagiario
La infame
as Luisa Barrios de Benet
La infame
as Luisa Barrios de Benet
Reportaje
as Feminist Nurse
Reportaje
as Feminist Nurse
Light in the High Plains
Light in the High Plains
Legítima defensa
Legítima defensa
Misericordia
as Juliana
Misericordia
as Juliana
Remember to Live
as Leonora
Remember to Live
as Leonora
Cuatro horas antes de morir
as Marga
Cuatro horas antes de morir
as Marga
Sor Alegría
Sor Alegría
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
as Yolanda
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
as Yolanda
Lodo y Armiño
Lodo y Armiño
Engagement ring
Engagement ring
Mujeres sin mañana
as Marta
Mujeres sin mañana
as Marta
Monte de piedad
as María Franco Ruiz
Monte de piedad
as María Franco Ruiz
In the Palm of Your Hand
as Clara Stein
In the Palm of Your Hand
as Clara Stein
Todos son mis hijos!...
Todos son mis hijos!...
Entre abogados te veas
as La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
Entre abogados te veas
as La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
Late Afternoon
as Lucia
Late Afternoon
as Lucia
Cita con la muerte
as Carmen
Cita con la muerte
as Carmen
Bamba
as Tirsa Mendieta
Bamba
as Tirsa Mendieta
Secreto entre mujeres
as Marta
Secreto entre mujeres
as Marta
We the Poor
as Yolanda la Tísica
We the Poor
as Yolanda la Tísica
A media luz
as Susana
A media luz
as Susana
Yo fui una usurpadora
Yo fui una usurpadora
Crimen en la alcoba
as Martha
Crimen en la alcoba
as Martha
La señora de enfrente
La señora de enfrente
Entre hermanos
as Pilar
Entre hermanos
as Pilar
El camino de los gatos
El camino de los gatos
Caminito alegre
Caminito alegre
Ave sin nido
Ave sin nido
No matarás
as Cristina Montes
No matarás
as Cristina Montes