Maruja Montes

Maruja Montes
Born María Miterloi Hernández
(1930-03-24)24 March 1930
São Paulo, Brazil
Died 11 June 1993(1993-06-11) (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

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.
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