Carlos Montalbán

Actor
BirthdayJun 5, 1903 (88 years old)
DeathdayMar 28, 1991
Place of birthTorreon, Coahuila, Mexico
GenderMale

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Montalbán, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

General Emilio M. Vargas

Apr 28, 1971

Luís Agrandi

May 8, 1956

Manuel Vargas

May 28, 1970

Pepe

6.1

Rodriguez

Dec 21, 1960

Gen. Rafael Romero

Sep 19, 1965

Ramos

Nov 7, 1948

Frank Baker

Sep 30, 1958

Don Julian

Feb 24, 1965

Nacho

Jul 8, 1959

Jun 16, 1943

Rurale Captain

Jan 13, 1936

May 2, 1957

May 29, 1967

Johnny

Feb 22, 1936

Spanish Narrator

Jan 2, 1980

Jun 21, 1956

General Emilio M. Vargas

Apr 28, 1971

Luís Agrandi

May 8, 1956

Manuel Vargas

May 28, 1970

Pepe

6.1

Rodriguez

Dec 21, 1960

Gen. Rafael Romero

Sep 19, 1965

Ramos

Nov 7, 1948

Acting


Participated in 13 movies, 6 TV series

1980

Spanish Narrator


1971

General Emilio M. Vargas


1970

Manuel Vargas



1965

Gen. Rafael Romero


1965

Don Julian


1960

Pepe

6.1

Rodriguez


1959


1958

Frank Baker



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