María Montez

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Birth Name: María Montez Gracia Fiallo

Age: 72, born 1 October 1951

Country of origin: Dominican Republic

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Description: María Montez Gracia Fiallo was born on the 1st of October 1951 in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. She is the daughter of Isidoro Gracia Vidal, Hollywood actress María Montez’ older brother, and Safo Zuleika Fiallo Henríquez. She was named María Montez (as 2 first names) in honor to her famous aunt deceased only the previous month. Since she was a little girl, María Montez Gracia Fiallo showed she had talent for performing. She starred in the TV program of the Dominican Republic “La Hora del Moro” and “Los Jueves de Luchy”. Soon, and along with the girls Luchy Vicioso and Aida Lucía, Maria acquired great María Montez Gracia Fiallo was born on the 1st of October 1951 in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. She is the daughter of Isidoro Gracia Vidal, Hollywood actress María Montez’ older brother, and Safo Zuleika Fiallo Henríquez. She was named María Montez (as 2 first names) in honor to her famous aunt deceased only the previous month.

Since she was a little girl, María Montez Gracia Fiallo showed she had talent for performing. She starred in the TV program of the Dominican Republic “La Hora del Moro” and “Los Jueves de Luchy”. Soon, and along with the girls Luchy Vicioso and Aida Lucía, Maria acquired great popularity in the whole country.

As a teenager, she earned a scolarship from the Fundación de Crédito Educativo, and with it she was able to travel to Madrid, Spain, in order to study dramatic art. She moved with her mother Safo. Later, she appeared in Spanish TV shows and films, and she was also very active in theatre for many years there too. Maria also starred in international productions from films, TV and the stage from the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and France. For years she was part of the Roy Hart Theatre company in London.

She stopped her artistic career when she was expecting her first child, daughter Desiree D'Alessandro, who was born with down syndrome, and two years later she had a son, Ricardo D'Alessandro.

Between December 1980 and May 1983 she was the news announcer of the pioneer “Mundo Visión News” filmed in Color Visión studios, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Since 1985 she’s been working as a freelance Real Estate Agent, and since 2012 she is a Sales Manager at Gracia Realty.

She graduated in psychology from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Uerña (UNPHU) in Santo Domingo, in the year 2000 after 5 years.

In 2007 she was Art Dramatic teacher in Punta Cana International School.

Most recently, she appeared in the 2014 documentary “De María África a María Montez: Un mito en Technicolor”. ... (more)