Biography
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.
Acted in 86
2000s
- 2007
Love Without Makeup
Verónica Vda. de Velázquez · 25 episodes
- 2006
Las Ladrilleras
Movie
- 2002
The Faces of the Moon
Mariana Toscano
Corazones rotos
Movie
- 2001
- 2000
The Magic Hour
Movie
1990s
- 1999
Serafín
Gigi (voz) · 80 episodes
- 1996
- 1992
1980s
- 1986
Den of Wolves
Esperanza Mandujano · 85 episodes
- 1985
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Celia
- 1984
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
Mrs. Falcon
- 1983
The Death of a Stallion
Movie
The Hex
Emilia
- 1982
Burdel
Madre de Juan
In the Storm
Doña Toña
El Bronco
Movie
- 1981
The Great Victory
Movie
1970s
- 1979
En la trampa
Laura
- 1978
Los hijos de Sanchez
Movie
- 1977
Dinastía de la muerte
Mother
- 1976
Resigned for Reasons of Health
María
El Rey
Movie
Coronation
Doña Elisa - Abuela
- 1975
- 1974
Omen
Doña Agueda
- 1973
The Prophet Mimi
Magdalena, prostituta vecina
The Cubs
Mrs. Cuéllar
- 1972
Magdalena’s True Vocation
Zoyla
Doña Macabra
Demetria
The Crazy Virgins
Elena Guardiola
- 1971
They Call Him Marcado
Remedios
1960s
- 1969
Perverse Doll
Tía Jenny
Memories of the Future
Movie
Adventures of Juliancito
Tía Claudia
- 1968
Sor Ye-yé
Madre superiora
The Adolescents
Movie
- 1966
La recta final
Martha Maretti
- 1964
El río de las ánimas
Movie
- 1963
Las Troyanas
Movie
- 1961
Los Jóvenes
Rosa, Madre de Alicia
1950s
- 1958
El potro salvaje
Movie
- 1957
The Vampire
Eloisa
Dos diablitos en apuros
Movie
- 1956
La pequeña enemiga
Movie
Angel Face
Movie
- 1955
Estafa de amor
Movie
The Suspect
Señora Adela Perez
El plagiario
Movie
- 1954
- 1953
Reportaje
Feminist Nurse
Light in the High Plains
Movie
Legítima defensa
Movie
Misericordia
Juliana
Remember to Live
Leonora
Cuatro horas antes de morir
Marga
- 1952
Sor Alegría
Movie
- 1951
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
Yolanda
Lodo y Armiño
Movie
Engagement ring
Movie
Mujeres sin mañana
Marta
Monte de piedad
María Franco Ruiz
In the Palm of Your Hand
Clara Stein
Todos son mis hijos!...
Movie
1940s
- 1949
Late Afternoon
Lucia
Cita con la muerte
Carmen
Bamba
Tirsa Mendieta
Secreto entre mujeres
Marta
- 1948
We the Poor
Yolanda la Tísica
- 1947
A media luz
Susana
- 1946
Yo fui una usurpadora
Movie
Crimen en la alcoba
Martha
- 1945
La señora de enfrente
Movie
Entre hermanos
Pilar
- 1944
El camino de los gatos
Movie
Caminito alegre
Movie
- 1943
Ave sin nido
Movie
No matarás
Cristina Montes
Appearances2
2000s
- 2002
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self · 1 episode
- 2000
Mimí Derba
Self