Carlos Montalbán
Known for Acting · 20 credits
- Born
- 1903-06-05
- Died
- 1991-03-28
- Place of birth
- Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
- Also known as
- Carlos Montalbán y Merino
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (14)
Bananas
1971
as General Emilio M. Vargas
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Luís Agrandi
Backstage
1957
El espejo
1943
Pepe
1960
as Rodriguez
The Out-of-Towners
1970
as Manuel Vargas
Love Has Many Faces
1965
as Don Julian
Beyond All Limits
1959
as Nacho
Crowded Paradise
1956
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Rurale Captain
The Crime at Midnight
1936
as Johnny
A Step Away
1980
as Spanish Narrator
El carnaval del diablo
1936
The Lost Apple
1962
as Narrator
About Carlos Montalbán
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-… With 20 credits spanning from 1936 to 1980, Carlos Montalbán has appeared in 14 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carlos Montalbán Movies
- Bananas (1971) — as General Emilio M. Vargas
- The Harder They Fall (1956) — as Luís Agrandi
- Backstage (1957)
- El espejo (1943)
- Pepe (1960) — as Rodriguez
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