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First Name

Maria

Last Name

Montez

Date of Birth

06 June 1912

Height

Build

Slim

Eye Color

Brown - Dark

Hair Color

Brown - Light

Place of Birth

Barahona , Dominican Republic

Star Sign

Gemini

Date of Death

07 September 1951

Place of Death

Paris, France

Cause of Death

Drowned aftermath of a heart attack

Ethnicity

Hispanic

Claim to Fame

Arabian Nights

Nationality

Dominican

Gender

Female

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Wikipedia Text

Mar�a Montez (June 6, 1912 � September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as "The Queen of Technicolor." Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe.

Couple Profile

Maria Montez, also known as The Carribean Cyclone, was born Maria Africa Vidal de Santo Silas, on June 6 1912 in Barahona, Dominican Republic, to a Spanish consul and his wife. After a stint with modeling, she made an attempt at Hollywood. Maria`s unusal beauty landed her a contract in the movie colony. Her first film was as Marie in THE INVISIBLE WOMAN in 1941. Five more movies with five more bit roles followed and the movie moguls decided to do something more with the beautiful Miss Montez. They gave her a sizable role in THE BOSS OF BULLION CITY in 1941. That was followed the next year by ARABIAN NIGHTS. It was these sand and sandal epics of the forties that kept Maria employed and moviegoers enthralled. The US was still trying to get out from under The Great Depression. And they were also tired of the world war that was spreading throughout Europe and Asia. Hollywood turned to fantasy movies for the public. Maria turned out to be immensly popular with the public. Her acting skills may not have been appreciated by some critics, but the public didn`t seem to mind. They liked Maria and the dangers she faced in these cheaply made adventure flicks. Each desert film attracted droves of Montez fans to the box-office. As the Depression eased and the war ended, fans became bored with her films. After her Hollywood career faded, she moved to Europe with her second husband Jean-Pierre Aumont. She appeared in a number of German, French, and Italian productions. Her final film was a German movie entitled SCHATTEN UBER NEAPAL (CAMORRA) in 1951. On September 7 of that year, Maria was discovered dead of a heart attack. She was only 34 and had appeared in only 27 movies. But her legacy lives on in the colorful characterizations that she left on film. She is still a much loved figure in movie history.

Couple Profile Source

www.imdb.com/name/nm0599688/bio

Full Name at Birth

Maria Africa Antonia Gracia Vidal de Santos Silas

Weight

122

Father

Isidoro Gracia Garcia Vidal

Mother

Regla Teresa Maria Vidal

Brother

Isidoro Vidal, Aquilino Vidal, Joaquin Vidal, David Vidal, Consuelo Vidal, Luis Vidal, Jaime Vidal