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Rita Montaner(1900-1958)

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Rita Montaner
Rita Montaner was born on 20 August 1900 in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Negro es mi color (1951), Victims of Sin (1951) and It Happened in Havana (1938). She was married to Javier Calderón Poveda, Ernesto Estévez Navarro, Alberto Fernández Díaz and Xavier Cugat. She died on 17 April 1958 in Havana, Cuba.
BornAugust 20, 1900
DiedApril 17, 1958(57)
BornAugust 20, 1900
DiedApril 17, 1958(57)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Negro es mi color (1951)
Negro es mi color
6.3
  • Rita (madre de Luna)
  • 1951
Ninón Sevilla in Victims of Sin (1951)
Victims of Sin
7.5
  • Rita
  • 1951
It Happened in Havana (1938)
It Happened in Havana
5.8
  • Fé
  • 1938
La noche del pecado (1933)
La noche del pecado
  • Actress
  • 1933

Credits

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Actress

  • Píntame angelitos blancos (1954)
    Píntame angelitos blancos
    6.4
    • Soledad
    • 1954
  • Rita Montaner, Maritza Rosales, and Enrique Montaña in La única (1952)
    La única
    Short
    • 1952
  • The Renegade (1951)
    The Renegade
    • 1951
  • Negro es mi color (1951)
    Negro es mi color
    6.3
    • Rita (madre de Luna)
    • 1951
  • Ninón Sevilla in Victims of Sin (1951)
    Victims of Sin
    7.5
    • Rita
    • 1951
  • Ritmos del Caribe (1950)
    Ritmos del Caribe
    • Rita
    • 1950
  • Al son del mambo (1950)
    Al son del mambo
    7.0
    • Rita, la directora
    • 1950
  • Anacleto se divorcia (1950)
    Anacleto se divorcia
    7.3
    • Esperanza Castro
    • 1950
  • Pobre corazón (1950)
    Pobre corazón
    • Cubana
    • 1950
  • Pedro Infante and Ana María Villaseñor in Angelitos negros (1948)
    Angelitos negros
    7.3
    • Mercé
    • 1948
  • María la O (1948)
    María la O
    6.7
    • 1948
  • Aníbal de Mar and Marisol Alba in Romance musical (1941)
    Romance musical
    • 1941
  • It Happened in Havana (1938)
    It Happened in Havana
    5.8
    • Fé
    • 1938
  • Sucedió en La Habana (1938)
    Sucedió en La Habana
    • 1938
  • La noche del pecado (1933)
    La noche del pecado
    • 1933

Music Department

  • Ninón Sevilla in Victims of Sin (1951)
    Victims of Sin
    7.5
    • musician
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz in Elegy (2008)
    Elegy
    6.7
    • performer: "Ay Que Sospecha Tengo"
    • 2008
  • Fidel Castro in Comandante (2003)
    Comandante
    6.9
    • performer: "Peanut Vendor (El Manisero)"
    • 2003
  • It Happened in Havana (1938)
    It Happened in Havana
    5.8
    • performer: "Mi vida eres tú", "La veguerita", "Amor", "El manisero", "Pincelada guajira", "Mira, mira, tú", "Anhelo"
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 20, 1900
    • Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • April 17, 1958
    • Havana, Cuba(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Javier Calderón Poveda1939 - April 17, 1958 (her death)

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