Rosenda Monteros
Appearance
Rosenda Monteros | |
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Born | Rosa Méndez Leza 31 August 1935 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
Died | 29 December 2018 Mexico City | (aged 83)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse |
Rosa Méndez Leza (31 August 1935 – 29 December 2018), known professionally as Rosenda Monteros, was a Mexican actress.[1] She studied drama under Seki Sano.[2] To American audiences, she is best known for her role as Petra in The Magnificent Seven. She had a prolific film career north and south of the U.S.–Mexican border.[3]
Monteros was born in Veracruz. She moved to Mexico City when she was 17.[4]
From 1955 to 1957, she was married to director Julio Bracho.[5]
Partial filmography
[edit]- Reto a la vida (1954) — María (uncredited)
- Take Me in Your Arms (1954) — Martha
- The White Orchid (1954) — Lupita
- María la Voz (1955) — Isabel
- A Woman's Devotion (1956) — María
- Feliz año, amor mío (1957) — Luisa
- El diario de mi madre (1958) — Enedina
- Las tres pelonas (1958) — María
- Villa!! (1958) — Marianna Villa
- La gran caída (1958)
- Nazarín (1959) — La Prieta
- Sábado negro (1959)
- La ciudad sagrada (1959)
- El Esqueleto de la señora Morales (1960) — Meche, the servant
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) — Petra
- Los cuervos (1961) — Laura
- Tiara Tahiti (1962) — Belle Annie
- The Mighty Jungle (1964) — Orica
- Valería (1965, TV Series)
- She (1965) — Ustane
- Ninette y un señor de Murcia (1965) — Ninette
- Savage Pampas (1966) — Rucu
- Eve (1968) — Pili Conchita
- ¡Dame un poco de amooor...! (1968) — Chin Sao Ling
- Un Extraño en la Casa (1968) — Diana
- Coleccionista de cadáveres, El (1970) — Valerie
- Los perros de Dios (1974)
- Rapiña (1975)
- Las siete cucas (1981) — Benita's Servant
- La casa de Bernarda Alba (1982) — Martirio
- Sexo impostor (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ Julián Moreiro Prieto (2004). Miguel Mihura: humor y melancolía.
- ^ Hernandez, Richard (August 31, 2014) "Recordando a... Rosenda Monteros." El Mexicano. (Retrieved 4-28-2015.)
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (January 7, 2019). "Rosenda Monteros, Actress in 'The Magnificent Seven,' Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel (January 7, 2019) "Rosenda Monteros, Actress in ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ Dies." (Retrieved January 29, 2024.)
- ^ Robert, Luis. Biografía de Rosenda Monteros. Archivo de telenovelas y biografias.[usurped]