Carlos Montalbán

Carlos Montalbán

Deceased · Born: Jun 5, 1903 · Died: Mar 28, 1991

Personal Details

Born Jun 5, 1903 Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Parents
  • Ricarda Merino
  • Jenaro Montalban
Relatives
  • Carmen Montalban (Sibling)
  • Pedro Montalban (Sibling)
  • Laura Montalban (Niece or Nephew)
  • Mark Montalban (Niece or Nephew)
  • Anita Montalban (Niece or Nephew)
  • Victor Montalban (Niece or Nephew)
  • Ricardo Montalban (Sibling)

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 Spanish immigrants 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 as "El Exigenté" in a series of coffee advertisements for Savarin Coffee in the 1960s and for portraying two different characters named "Vargas". The first time in the Jack Lemmon film The Out-of-Towners (1970) and then again in Woody Allen's Bananas (1971). His most famous American film was the boxing drama The Harder They Fall (1956) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Montalbán, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1971
Bananas
Bananas as General Emilio M. Vargas
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1970
The Out of Towners
The Out of Towners as Manuel Vargas
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1965
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces as Don Julian
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1960
Pepe
Pepe as Rodriguez
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1959
Beyond All Limits
Beyond All Limits as Nacho
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1956
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall as Luís Agrandi
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1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse as Saguro
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