HOLLIWOOD ACTRESS MARIA MONTEZ BORN JUNE 6,1912 DIED ON 1951 SEPTEMBER 7
HOLLIWOOD ACTRESS MARIA MONTEZ BORN JUNE 6,1912 DIED ON 1951 SEPTEMBER 7 María África Gracia Vidal aka The Queen of Technicolor (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951) was a Dominican 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. Early life[edit] Montez was born María Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas (some sources cite María África Gracia Vidal or María África Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas as her birth name) in Barahona, Dominican Republic.[2] S he w...