Sara Montiel: Belleza Asombrosa in B&W...

Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel),is a Spanish singer and actress.
Born March 10, 1928,in the village of Campo de Criptana,Province of Ciudad Real,in the region of Castille-La Mancha,Spain.
Montiel was christened Maria Antonia Alejandra Abad Fernández.

By the end of 1944 she was given the starring role in the film "Empezó En Boda" which introduced her with a new image & a new name:
she was now a sophisticated blonde named: Sara MONTIEL...

Due to her popularity in Mexico,Hollywood producers showed interest & she was formally introduced to American moviegoers in "Vera Cruz" (1954)
starring Gary Cooper & Burt Lancaster.
Later she filmed "Serenade" (1955)for Warner Bros with Mario Lanza,Joan Fontaine & Vincent Price directed by Anthony Mann who became her first husband two years later.

In 2011 at age 83 and after over 40 years of retirement from the film industry, Sara made a special guest appearance in the comedy “Abrázame” directed by Oscar Parra de Carrizosa. At this point nobody can tell if this is an isolated
exception or the retaking of a film career for the actress.