Actress maria montez biography

Dominican actress

For the airport, see María Montez International Airport. For the metro station, see María Montez metro station. For the DC Comics character, see Maria Montez (comics).

María África Gracia Vidal^[2] (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951), known professionally as Maria Montez, was a Dominican actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films.

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Her screen image was that of a 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, with the last five being made in Europe.

Early life

Montez was born María África Gracia Vidal (some sources cite María Antonia Gracia Vidal de Santo Silas, María África Antonia Gracia Vidal de Santo Silas or Maria Antonia Africa Gracia