Carmen Montejo
Known for
Carmen Montejo has spent time on film and television sets, with the known facts amounting to a short list. She plays Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero in 'Te Sigo Amando'. 'Den of Wolves' counts among her credits. Her time in the business covers roughly 83 years.
Carmen Montejo
44 Movies
4 Series
Carmen Montejo has spent time on film and television sets, with the known facts amounting to a short list. She plays Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero in 'Te Sigo Amando'. 'Den of Wolves' counts among her credits. Her time in the business covers roughly 83 years.
Movies
Plays Marta/ La Macabra
Prisión de mujeres
1977
Plays Tía Jenny
Perverse Doll
1969
Plays Señora Adela Perez
The Suspect
1955
Plays Doña Elisa - Abuela
Coronation
1976
Plays Elena Guardiola
The Crazy Virgins
1972
Plays Zoyla
Magdalena’s True Vocation
1972
Plays Mother
Dinastía de la muerte
1977
Plays Yolanda la Tísica
We the Poor
1948
Plays La Víctima (Catalina Prado)
Entre abogados te veas
1951
Plays Lucia
Late Afternoon
1949
Plays Luisa Barrios de Benet
La infame
1954
Plays Eloisa
The Vampire
1957
Plays Mrs. Falcon
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
1984
Plays Tía Claudia
Adventures of Juliancito
1969
Plays Madre superiora
Sor Ye-yé
1968
Plays Aunt Guadalupe
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Plays Doña Agueda
Omen
1974
Plays Demetria
Doña Macabra
1972
Plays Carmen
Cita con la muerte
1949
Plays Remedios
They Call Him Marcado
1971
Plays Madre de Juan
Burdel
1982
Plays Feminist Nurse
Reportaje
1953
Plays Rosa, Madre de Alicia
Los Jóvenes
1961
Plays Leonora
Remember to Live
1953
Plays Mrs. Cuéllar
The Cubs
1973
Plays Marga
Cuatro horas antes de morir
1953
Plays Clara Stein
In the Palm of Your Hand
1951
Plays Pilar
Entre hermanos
1945
Plays Tirsa Mendieta
Bamba
1949
Plays Yolanda
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
1951
Plays Martha Maretti
La recta final
1966
Plays Cristina Montes
No matarás
1943
Plays Mariana Toscano
The Faces of the Moon
2002
Plays Doña Toña
In the Storm
1982
Plays Martha
Crimen en la alcoba
1946
Plays Magdalena, prostituta vecina
The Prophet Mimi
1973
Plays Celia
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
1987
Plays María Franco Ruiz
Monte de piedad
1951
Plays Marta
Mujeres sin mañana
1951
Plays María
Resigned for Reasons of Health
1976
Plays Marta
Secreto entre mujeres
1949
Plays Susana
A media luz
1947
Plays Laura
En la trampa
1979
Plays Juliana
Misericordia
1953
TV Shows
Plays María Luisa
Juana Iris
1985
Plays Doña Emilia González Vda. de Castellanos
El Maleficio
1983
Plays Selene
El Engaño
1986
Plays Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero
Te Sigo Amando
1996
Plays Doña Julia Ruvalcaba vda. de Vidal
Amigos X Siempre
2000
Plays Leonor Jiménez Vda. de Retana/Pepita
Mágica juventud
1992
Plays Gigi (voz)
Serafín
1999
Latest Trailers
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The Children of Sanchez
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The Faces of the Moon
Mariana Toscano
2002
Film
Serafín
Gigi (voz) · 80 episodes
1999–
TV
Te Sigo Amando
Paula Garza Vda. de Torres-Quintero · 115 episodes
1996–
TV
Mágica juventud
Leonor Jiménez Vda. de Retana/Pepita · 110 episodes
1992–
TV
La Casa Que Arde de Noche
Celia
1987
Film
El Engaño
Selene · 130 episodes
1986–
TV
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
Mrs. Falcon
1984
Film
Burdel
Madre de Juan
1982
Film
In the Storm
Doña Toña
1982
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Carmen Montejo still alive?
Carmen Montejo passed away on February 25, 2013 at age 87.
What are the most famous roles of Carmen Montejo?
Carmen Montejo is best known for roles in We the Poor, The Vampire, ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?.
How many movies has Carmen Montejo been in?
Over a 70-year career (since 1943), Carmen Montejo has appeared in 44 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Carmen Montejo's first movie?
The career of Carmen Montejo began with No matarás (1943).
What is Carmen Montejo's most recent movie or series?
Carmen Montejo's most recent release is Love Without Makeup, which premiered on September 17, 2007.
What TV shows has Carmen Montejo appeared in?
On television, Carmen Montejo has appeared in Te Sigo Amando, Den of Wolves, Adventures in Time, Amigos X Siempre.
Carmen Montejo
1925-05-26 · Pinar del Río, Cuba
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.