Carlos Montalban Biography


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Carlos Montalban
  • Date of Birth: 05 June, 1903
  • Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Biography
Carlos Montalbán (June 5, 1903 - March 28, 1991) was a Mexican character actor. Montalbán was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, the son of Ricarda (née Merino) and Jenaro Montalbán, a store manager. He was the older brother of actor Ricardo Montalbán. Although not as famous as his younger brother, he is notable for having starred in a series of coffee advertisements in the 1960s and for portraying two different characters named "Vargas"; the first time in the 1970 Jack Lemmon film The Out-of-Towners and then again the following year in Woody Allen's Bananas. His most famous American film was the 1956 boxing drama "The Harder They Fall" in which he played the sympathetic manager of a heavyweight contender. Montalbán was also a renowned voice-over actor and announcer; he was best known as the official Spanish language voice for Marlboro cigarettes worldwide. Filmography 1936 El Crimen De Media Noche 1936 Rosa De Francia 1936 A Message to Garcia with Barbara Stanwyck 1937 When your in Love with Grace Moore and Cary Grant 1939 Cuando Canta La Ley 1944 La Guerra La Gano Yo 1955 Producers Showcase "yellow Jack" with Lorne Greene 1956 Crowded Paradise with Mario Alcalde and Nancy Kelly 1956 The Harder they Fall with Humphrey Bogart , Rod Steiger 1957 The Mysterians 1957 Flor De Mayo with Jack Palance 1960 Pepe with Shirley Jones and Bing Crosby 1965 Love has Two Faces with Lana Turner , Cliff Robertson and Stephanie Powers 1965 The FBI " The Exiles " 1970 The Out Of Towners with Jack Lemon 1971 Bananas with Woody Allen http://www.fandango.com/carlosmontalban/filmography/p50096 'blockbuster online for information regarding 1937 movie When your in love''''

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