Acting
Carmen Montejo
Born May 26, 1925 · Pinar del Río, Cuba
Died February 25, 2013 · aged 87
Carmen Montejo (born María Teresa Sánchez González; May 26, 1925 - February 25, 2013) was a Cuban-born actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico. Real name: María Teresa Sánchez González Montejo started her career in radio as a child at the age of 6 in Cuba in a show titled Abuelita Cata transmitted on CMOX. While still in Cuba she was nicknamed "Muñeca" Sánchez in …
Known For
La infame · 1954La infame
★ 6.51954
MovieDramaThriller
For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freedom, facing everything to make a sick child a normal child.
The Great Victory · 1981The Great Victory
★ 3.61981
MovieDramaMusic
The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparalleled successes
Coronation · 1976Coronation
★ 5.21976
MovieDrama
The traumatic story of an old bourgueoise in Mexico City, his relationship with his crazy grandmother, his sexually troubled past and his sick crush on the young and beautiful maid of the house.
Prisión de mujeres · 1977Prisión de mujeres
★ 5.31977
MovieDramaCrime
'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.
Sor Ye-yé · 1968Sor Ye-yé
★ 5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.
Las Ladrilleras · 2006Las Ladrilleras
2006
Movie
Entre abogados te veas · 1951Entre abogados te veas
★ 6.21951
MovieDrama
Crooked lawyer runs amok, making a mockery of the legal system.
The Crazy Virgins · 1972The Crazy Virgins
★ 6.21972
MovieDramaComedy
Handsome young swindler throws himself into the clutches of three rich spinsters who live in their own little fantasy world on their crumbling estate.
Movies
La infame · 1954La infame
★ 6.51954
MovieDramaThriller
For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freedom, facing everything to make a sick child a normal child.
The Great Victory · 1981The Great Victory
★ 3.61981
MovieDramaMusic
The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparalleled successes
Coronation · 1976Coronation
★ 5.21976
MovieDrama
The traumatic story of an old bourgueoise in Mexico City, his relationship with his crazy grandmother, his sexually troubled past and his sick crush on the young and beautiful maid of the house.
Prisión de mujeres · 1977Prisión de mujeres
★ 5.31977
MovieDramaCrime
'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.
Sor Ye-yé · 1968Sor Ye-yé
★ 5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.
Las Ladrilleras · 2006Las Ladrilleras
2006
Movie
Entre abogados te veas · 1951Entre abogados te veas
★ 6.21951
MovieDrama
Crooked lawyer runs amok, making a mockery of the legal system.
The Crazy Virgins · 1972The Crazy Virgins
★ 6.21972
MovieDramaComedy
Handsome young swindler throws himself into the clutches of three rich spinsters who live in their own little fantasy world on their crumbling estate.
Perverse Doll · 1969Perverse Doll
★ 6.91969
MovieHorrorMystery
A troubled woman commits a series of murders that exposes some dark family secrets.
Magdalena’s True Vocation · 1972Magdalena’s True Vocation
★ 7.01972
MovieComedy
Sex and middle class are the main topics in "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena". Hermosillo shows marriage as a matter of interests (economical and social) in the modern society. emphasizing the education, lose of tradition and customs in the gap generation of sixties youth and its parents. Angelica María, plays the best character in his career, being a kind and vulnerable girl raised in a hard moral education
Dinastía de la muerte · 1977Dinastía de la muerte
★ 6.61977
Movie
Crime-y land-owner declares war on the family at the ranch next door for not having joined with him in his illegal enterprises.
El plagiario · 1955El plagiario
★ 5.71955
Movie
Gangster's daughter learns about her dad's illegalist lifestyle.
The Suspect · 1955The Suspect
★ 6.71955
MovieMysteryCrime
After a trip to Europe, Regina de Alba comes home and finds out her mother is nowhere to be found. When her step-father's criminal past becomes known, her suspicions increase.
Mimí Derba · 2000Mimí Derba
2000
MovieDocumentary
Mimí Derba is a documentary about one of the pioneers in acting and film production in México. In 1917, along with photographer Enrique Rosas, she founded one of the first film production companies: Azteca Films. Alejandra Moya captures a brief glimpse into the first Mexican female director.
Los hijos de Sanchez · 1978Los hijos de Sanchez
1978
Movie
The Sanchez clan have seen the worst of times, but they have survived by sticking together. When Sanchez's oldest daughter Consuelo plans to build a life of her own, the family and Sanchez face an enormous challenge.
¡Mamá, soy Paquito! · 1984¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
★ 8.11984
MovieDrama
Paquito lives with his mother in poverty. When she dies, he looks for his father's love, who is a very wealthy man.
Late Afternoon · 1949Late Afternoon
★ 6.91949
MovieDrama
A former farmhand now with money, wants to buy his former boss's farm and marry his daughter, but they refuse.
El potro salvaje · 1958El potro salvaje
★ 5.51958
MovieDrama
Ni Chana Ni Juana · 1984Ni Chana Ni Juana
★ 7.71984
MovieComedyDrama
Juana, a peasant girl, is mistaken for her twin sister, Chana, whom she has never met and who is now a famous singer, and is kidnapped in her place by Chana's ex-husband.
La pequeña enemiga · 1956La pequeña enemiga
★ 5.71956
Movie
Doctor-husband-father tries to juggle home life and mistress.
We the Poor · 1948We the Poor
★ 8.11948
MovieDrama
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
Lodo y Armiño · 1951Lodo y Armiño
★ 5.61951
MovieDrama
Wealthy libertine tries to seduce another man's mistress by threatening to send him to jail if she doesn't put out. Blowback from his sleazy behavior affects five other people; everybody suffers. Enormously.
Angel Face · 1956Angel Face
★ 6.31956
Movie
Mischievous little girl pulls a variety of pranks for the purpose of preventing her parents from divorcing.
Adventures of Juliancito · 1969Adventures of Juliancito
★ 6.41969
MovieAdventureDrama
Adaptation of the adventures of Tom Sawyer, played by actor Juliancito Bravo.
TV Shows
Friends 4 Ever · 2000Friends 4 Ever
★ 8.62000
SeriesDrama
The story is set at a prestigious, but rigid and repressive school called Instituto Vidal. Its strict owner, Julia Vidal, was once kind but has now turned into a bitter woman following the death of her husband and her daughter, Lauriel. Her granddaughter, Ana, a very sweet and intelligent 10 year old, also has been affected by the death: She has been rendered virtually speechless by the trauma, though she expresses herself through music and possesses an extraordinary ability to move objects with her mind. Ana's unscrupulous father, Francisco Capistrán, however, has taken advantage of the situation to try to steal Julia's school. The timely arrival of Ana's uncle, Salvador, Amanda and her adopted son changes everything. Ana’s sad and lonely life takes an unexpected turn for the better and she regains her joy in a series of adventures bursting with humor, excitement, music and thrilling surprises.
Adventures in Time · 2001Adventures in Time
★ 7.52001
SeriesDramaFamily
Violeta lives with her uncle because her mother died soon after she was born and she never knew her father, she stays with her grandmother from time to time as well. Violeta has a boyfriend named Ángel who gives her a pet dog. While at her grandmother's house, Violeta discovers a time machine that her grandfather built, so she and her friends travel to different time periods. They visit several important events in Mexican history, learning these stories firsthand.
Mágica juventud · 1992Mágica juventud
★ 7.51992
SeriesFamily
Mágica juventud is a Mexican youth telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from November 30, 1992, to April 30, 1993. Created by Emilio Larrosa and written by Verónica Suárez and Alejandro Pohlenz, the telenovela stars Kate del Castillo and Héctor Soberón.
The story follows Miguel, a young veterinarian who hides a troubled past after serving time in prison for his involvement with a criminal gang. Determined to change his life, he falls in love with the kind-hearted Fernanda. However, as she begins to uncover the truth about his past, their relationship is tested by mistrust, personal struggles, and the schemes of the ambitious Leonardo, who is determined to win Fernanda's heart.
Den of Wolves · 1986Den of Wolves
★ 7.51986
SeriesDrama
Cuna de lobos is a Mexican soap opera produced by Televisa and broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas in 1986 to 1987. The serial, about the struggle for power within a wealthy Mexican dynasty, was enormously popular in its native Mexico. It was also a hit in several foreign countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia.
The soap opera starring antagonistically María Rubio as the main villain interpreting the evil "Catalina Creel", with Gonzalo Vega, Diana Bracho, Alejandro Camacho and Rebecca Jones.
El Engaño · 1986El Engaño
★ 8.51986
SeriesDramaMystery
Te Sigo Amando · 1996Te Sigo Amando
★ 7.01996
SeriesDrama
Yulissa Torres-Quintero is a beautiful young woman from an upper social class who has been orphaned at a very young age; For this reason, she and her brother Alberto were raised by their cruel grandmother, Doña Paula Garza vda. de Torres-Quintero, who pretends to be sick to manipulate her grandchildren. After several years, Paula is ruined and penniless, so she decides to mortgage all her assets to the landowner Ignacio Aguirre, owner of the Arroyo Negro hacienda, as a last resort to survive and avoid poverty.
Paloma · 1975Paloma
★ 6.71975
SeriesDrama
Juana Iris · 1985Juana Iris
★ 9.01985
SeriesDrama
Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.
Las Lunas del Auditorio · 2002Las Lunas del Auditorio
★ 7.32002
Series
Love Without Makeup · 2007Love Without Makeup
★ 7.02007
SeriesDrama
Amor sin Maquillaje is a mini novela that was shown in 2007. It is a production of Rosy Ocampo, who also produced La Fea Mas Bella. The stars are Sergio Goyri and Marlene Favela; It was a tribute to the 50 years of telenovelas in Mexico.
El Maleficio · 1983El Maleficio
★ 8.01983
SeriesDrama
Beatriz is a respectable widow who, since her husband's death, has dedicated herself to raising her children, Vicky and Juanito, alongside her mother-in-law, Dona Emilia. Beatriz meets the powerful millionaire Enrique de Martino, who dazzles her with his attentions, and she agrees to marry him.
Serafín · 1999Serafín
1999
Series
Serafín is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 30 to December 17, 1999. It stars Maribel Guardia, Eduardo Santamarina, Jordi Landeta, and features the voice of María Fernanda Morales as Serafín. The telenovela was the first Mexican production to incorporate digitally created animated characters into a live-action telenovela.
The story follows Serafín, a cheerful but mischievous little angel who is sent to Earth to learn how to become a Guardian Angel. In Mexico City, he meets Pepe, an unhappy boy living with his mother, grandfather, and abusive stepfather. Determined to bring hope and happiness into Pepe's life, Serafín helps him and his friends overcome family conflicts, fear, and adversity while teaching lessons about love, friendship, kindness, and faith.