Maruja Montes

Maruja Montes
Born	María Miterloi Hernández 24 March 1930 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	11 June 1993 (aged 63) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Brazilian
Occupation	vedette, actress
Years active	1946-1970

María Miterloi Hernández (1930-1993), better known by her stage name Maruja Montes, was a Brazilian-born Argentine actress and vedette who performed during the middle part of the 20th century.

Biography

Montes was born on 24 March of 1930 in São Paulo, Brazil.^[1] She came to Argentina with her mother, María Magdalena Rosario Garrido, and brother Agustín Hernández and became a naturalized Argentine citizen.^[2] She was a showgirl in the burlesque and comedy theaters of Argentina in the 1950s^[3] and made ten films.^[4] She committed suicide on 11 June, 1993 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[5]

Filmography

• Noche flamenca (1946)
• Marido de ocasión (1952)
• Ésta es mi vida (1952)
• Trompada 45 (1953)
• Corazón fiel (1954)
• Vida nocturna (1955)
• Los hermanos corsos (1955)
• Bacará (1955) .... Yvonne
• Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956)
• Historia de una carta (1957)
• La potranca (1960)

References

1. "Maruja Montes actriz y vedette argentina (fallece en el año 1993)". Todo Tiempo (in Spanish). Argentina: Todo Tiempo. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. "Hernández e Hijos Sociedad". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 17 October 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. Blanco Pazos, Roberto; Clemente, Raúl (2004). De la fuga a la fuga : diccionario de films policiales ; [el policial en el cine argentino] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ed. Corregidor. p. 144. ISBN 978-9-500-51528-3. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
4. "Maruja Montes". Cine Nacional (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Cine Nacional. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
5. "Se suicidó la actríz y vedette Maruja Monte". Acceder (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ministére de Cultura. Retrieved 20 July 2015.