Carlos Montalbán

Born in June 5th, 1903

From Mexico City, Distrito Federal

Carlos Montalbán 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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Carlos Montalbán Movies

Bananas Poster
April 28, 1971
The Out-of-Towners Poster
May 28, 1970
Love Has Many Faces Poster
February 24, 1965
Pepe Poster
December 21, 1960
Crowded Paradise Poster
June 21, 1956
The Crime at Midnight Poster
February 22, 1936

Carlos Montalbán TV Shows

The F.B.I. Poster
September 19, 1965
Naked City Poster
September 30, 1958
Studio One Poster
November 7, 1948
Coronet Blue Poster
May 29, 1967

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