Maria Montez

María Montez June 6 1912 September 7 1951 was a Dominicanborn motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmedinTechnicolor costume adventure films Her screen image was that of a hotblooded Latin seductress dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as The Queen of Technicolor Over her career Montez appeared in 26 films 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe