biography
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Montiel, Sara
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stage name of M&supa; Antonia Abad Fernández
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pronunciation:
[montiel]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1928– )
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| biography:
| Actress and singer, born in Campo de Criptana (Ciudad Real), SC Spain. She made her film debut in 1944 under the pseudonym María Alejandra, which she changed to Sara Montiel after entrusting her stage career to her manager Enrique Herreros. During the 1950s she went to Mexico and starred in various films, including The Man from Tangiers (director Robert Elwyn). Moving to Hollywood, she worked with directors Robert Aldrich in Vera Cruz, Anthony Mann in Serenade (1956), and Samuel Fuller in Run of the Arrow (1957). She returned to Spain in 1957 and retired from the film industry in 1973. Since then she has released several records, and guest-starred in musical shows on Spanish television. |
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