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Maria Richwine(1952-2024)

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Maria Richwine was born on 22 June 1952 in Cali, Colombia. She was an actress, known for The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Sex Crimes (1992) and Ministry of Vengeance (1989). She died on 12 March 2024 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornJune 22, 1952
DiedMarch 12, 2024(71)
BornJune 22, 1952
DiedMarch 12, 2024(71)
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Known for

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
The Buddy Holly Story
7.3
  • Maria Elena
  • 1978
Sex Crimes (1992)
Sex Crimes
5.3
  • Rosanna
  • 1992
Ned Beatty, George Kennedy, Yaphet Kotto, Apollonia Kotero, and James Tolkan in Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
Ministry of Vengeance
4.0
  • Fatima
  • 1989
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
4.8
  • Conchita
  • 1986

Credits

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Actress

  • Lost Angeles Ward
    • Carla Carlson
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Sin Vergüenza (2012)
    Sin Vergüenza
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Esther
    • 2012–2017
  • Rita Coolidge and Jack Tempchin in Jack Tempchin Feat. Rita Coolidge: Slow Dancing (2017)
    Jack Tempchin Feat. Rita Coolidge: Slow Dancing
    Music Video
    • Maria Richwine
    • 2017
  • Love Sanchez (2016)
    Love Sanchez
    • Juventina Garcia
    • 2016
  • Foreign Land (2016)
    Foreign Land
    4.9
    • 2016
  • East Los High (2013)
    East Los High
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Veggie
    • 2015
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill (2014)
    Thou Shalt Not Kill
    8.1
    • Senora Ojeda
    • 2014
  • A Bag Full of Money
    Short
    • The Reader
    • 2013
  • Baby Boomer Bunnies (2011)
    Baby Boomer Bunnies
    TV Movie
    • Bunny Maria
    • 2011
  • Sex Crimes (1992)
    Sex Crimes
    5.3
    • Rosanna
    • 1992
  • The Sitter (1991)
    The Sitter
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Mary (as María Montoya)
    • 1991
  • Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
    Freddy's Nightmares
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Violet Rodriguez
    • 1990
  • Ned Beatty, George Kennedy, Yaphet Kotto, Apollonia Kotero, and James Tolkan in Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
    Ministry of Vengeance
    4.0
    • Fatima
    • 1989
  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Prostitute
    • 1989
  • Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Houston Knights (1987)
    Houston Knights
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Maria Rodriguez
    • 1987
  • Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
    Sledge Hammer!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Rosa
    • 1987

Casting Department

  • Richard F. Montes and Jade Puga in Aguruphobia (2015)
    Aguruphobia
    8.0
    • casting assistant
    • 2015

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • María Montoya
  • Born
    • June 22, 1952
    • Cali, Colombia
  • Died
    • March 12, 2024
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(Undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A Bunny at the Los Angeles Playboy Club in the early 1980s.
  • Quotes
    When I walked into Radio City Music Hall with my dad, the auditorium felt like a microcosm of the universe. The stage and the lights were like the stars and planets floating by me. It looked like the sun was illuminating the long-legged ladies dancing in unison - it was breathtaking.
  • Trademarks
      Of her 26 roles, she played a character with her own name, Maria, 6 times (best remembered as Buddy Holly's wife in The Buddy Holly Story)

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