About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1903-06-05
Place of birth:
Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Website:
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Carlos Montalbán

Overview

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

Acting
1980 A Step Away Actor Spanish Narrator N/A
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1971 Bananas Actor General Emilio M. Vargas 63
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1970 The Out-of-Towners Actor Manuel Vargas 60
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1965 Love Has Many Faces Actor Don Julian 58
Average
1960 Pepe Actor Rodriguez 59
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1959 Beyond All Limits Actor Nacho 58
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1957 Backstage Actor 59
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1956 Crowded Paradise Actor N/A
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1956 The Harder They Fall Actor Luís Agrandi 61
Fair
1943 El espejo Actor 58
Average
1936 El carnaval del diablo Actor N/A
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1936 The Crime at Midnight Actor Johnny N/A
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1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Actor Rurale Captain 58
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