María Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin 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 and five in Europe.

Filmography

• 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
• 1951City of Violence — Dolores
• 1951Revenge of the Pirates — Consuelo
• 1951Shadows Over Naples — Dolores
• 1950The Thief of Venice — Tina
• 1949Portrait of a Murderer — Christina de Rinck
• 1949Siren of Atlantis — Queen Antinea
• 1949Wicked City — Dolores - the coach
• 1947Pirates of Monterey — Marguerita Novarro
• 1947The Exile — Countess Anbella de Courteuil
• 1946Tangier — Rita
• 1945Sudan — Naila
• 1944Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves — Amara
• 1944Bowery to Broadway — Marina
• 1944Cobra Woman — Tollea / Naja
• 1944Follow the Boys — Maria Montez (uncredited)
• 1944Gypsy Wildcat — Carla
• 1943White Savage — Princess Tahia
• 1942Arabian Nights — Sherazade
• 1942Bombay Clipper — Sonya Dietrich Landers
• 1942The Mystery of Marie Roget — Marie Roget
• 1941Lucky Devils — Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
• 1941Moonlight in Hawaii — Ilani
• 1941Raiders of the Desert — Zuleika
• 1941South of Tahiti — Melahi
• 1941That Night in Rio — Inez
• 1940Boss of Bullion City — Linda Calhoun
• 1940The Invisible Woman — Marie

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2014From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires — Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)