Conchita Montenegro

Acting

Conchita Montenegro

Born September 12, 1911 · Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Euskadi, Spain

Died April 22, 2007 · aged 95

No biography available.

Known For

ÍdolosÍdolos · 1943
Ídolos
7.01943
MovieRomanceDrama
Clara Bell, a famous French actress, rejects the protection of a producer and falls in love with a handsome Spaniard. But the story is complicated and his love will not come to fruition.
Lights of ParisLights of Paris · 1938
Lights of Paris
5.51938
MovieMusicRomance
A celebrated singer in Paris meets a young woman and courts her by pretending to be a driving instructor.
Melodía prohibidaMelodía prohibida · 1933
Melodía prohibida
1933
MovieDramaMusic
Kalu and Tuila are two South Pacific islanders who are getting married. Invited to their wedding are several tourists who have recently arrived aboard a yacht. During the wedding Kalu sings a "Forbidden Melody", which is a song that a young man sings only once in his life, on the day of his wedding. However, he is enticed by Peggy, a nightclub performer who arrived on the yacht, into an illicit affair, eventually leaving with the tourists when their yacht departs. One of the other tourists is a nightclub owner, who offers Kalu a job back in the states.
Lola MontesLola Montes · 1944
Lola Montes
9.01944
MovieDrama
O Grito da MocidadeO Grito da Mocidade · 1937
O Grito da Mocidade
7.51937
MovieComedyDrama
The lives of five young medical interns in in the emergency ward of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
Red and BlackRed and Black · 1942
Red and Black
6.11942
MovieDramaWar
Since childhood, Luisa and Miguel have always been good friends; but several years later, as adults, when Spain faces the abyss of the Civil War (1936-1939), they support ideologically opposed camps.
The Woman and the PuppetThe Woman and the Puppet · 1929
The Woman and the Puppet
5.81929
MovieDrama
Womanizer Don Mateo helps a girl in a train when attacked by a other woman. This girl, Conchita - a cigarette maker, soon visits the rich Don Mateo at his palace in Sevillia. He falls for her, but she likes to play with him.
Strangers May KissStrangers May Kiss · 1931
Strangers May Kiss
5.21931
MovieDramaRomance
After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advice of her happily married aunt Celia -- who encourages her to demand a serious commitment -- Lisbeth continues to see Alan, even after she hears he may have a wife in France. When Alan's work sends him abroad, a lovesick Lisbeth struggles to understand her feelings.

Filmography

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Insure Your WifeInsure Your Wife · 1935
Insure Your Wife
7.01935
MovieComedy
This Fox Film comedy – based on a play by Argentinean writer Julio Escobar – features an international cast that includes actor and singer Raúl Roulien and his fiancée in both the movie and real life, actress and dancer Conchita Montenegro. The plot centers on Ricardo Randall (Roulien), who concocts a scheme to establish an insurance policy to protect men from their wives’ infidelity. The plot thickens when Ricardo’s secretary and love interest, Camelia Cornell (Montenegro), is faced with the return of Rita Martín (Maris), a former lover of Ricardo, whose husband Eduardo (Moreno) has purchased an insurance policy on her. The film features tango songs performed by Roulien, with lyrics by Spanish playwright Enrique Jardiel Poncela, who also collaborated on the film’s screenplay.

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