Maria Montez Net Worth

María Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas net worth is
$200,000

María Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

María Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951) was a Dominican motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded 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.

Full Name	María Antonia García Vidal de Santo Silas
Net Worth	$200,000
Date Of Birth	June 6, 1912
Died	1951-09-07
Death Cause	Heart attack and drowning
Place Of Birth	Barahona, Dominican Republic
Height	5' 7" (1.7 m)
Occupation	Actress
Profession	Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse	William McFeeters (divorced)
Nicknames	Maria Montez, María Montez, Montez, Maria
Star Sign	Gemini

#	Quote
1	[After meeting Orson Welles] He is as spectacular as I am!
2	[on her film debut in The Invisible Woman (1940)] When I see myself on the screen, I am so beautiful, I jump for joy!
3	[on viewing Arabian Nights (1942)] When I look at myself, I am so beautiful I scream with joy!

#	Fact
1	She was educated in a convent in the Canary Islands.
2	In 1951 she won a lawsuit against Seymour Nebenzal for $50,000 over money she was owed from the flop "Siren of Atlantis." As the picture made no money, she never collected.
3	Despite being born in the Dominican Republic, she was actually Spanish, the daughter of the Honorary Spanish vice-consul in Santo Domingo.
4	She was a passionate believer in astrology.
5	Was a major iconic figure of gay camp in the 1950s & '60s. In addition to being a character who appears in various Andy Warhol's films of the 1960s (played by Mario Montez, she appeared as a major character in Gore Vidal's 1974 novel "Myron," his sequel to "Myra Breckinridge".
6	Female impersonator/"drag queen" Mario Montez (born Rene Rivera) modeled his drag person (and name) on her.
7	Accepted Jean-Pierre Aumont's marriage proposal despite the fact that his "duties as a French officer" would call him overseas a few days after the wedding. She jokingly cracked that he had left her "to cold showers.".
8	For her stage name, Maria chose the last name of Montez in honor of dancer Lola Montes, a favorite of Maria's father. However, she was overruled by the studio when she insisted on spelling it with an S, not a Z.
9	The second daughter of ten children, her father was a textile exporter and the Honorary Vice Consul of Spain in the Dominican Republic.
10	Sister of Julia Andre
11	The international airport at Barahona, Dominican Republic, is named the Maria Montez International Airport in her honor. [1997]
12	Humorously portrayed in "Myron" by Gore Vidal (1973)
13	Mother, with Jean-Pierre Aumont, of actress Tina Aumont Aumont (b. 1946, Los Angeles, Calif.).

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Actress

Title	Year	Status
Revenge of the Pirates	1951	Consuelo
Schatten über Neapel	1951	Dolores
Amore e sangue	1951	Dolores
The Thief of Venice	1950	Tina
Portrait d'un assassin	1949	Christina de Rinck
Wicked City	1949	Dolores - l'entraîneuse
Siren of Atlantis	1949	Queen Antinea
Pirates of Monterey	1947	Marguerita Novarro
The Exile	1947	Countess Anbella de Courteuil
Tangier	1946	Rita
Sudan	1945	Naila
Bowery to Broadway	1944	Marina
Gypsy Wildcat	1944	Carla
Cobra Woman	1944	Tollea Naja
Follow the Boys	1944	Maria Montez (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	1944	Amara
White Savage	1943	Princess Tahia
Arabian Nights	1942	Sherazade
Pardon My Sarong	1942	scenes deleted
Mystery of Marie Roget	1942	Marie Roget
Bombay Clipper	1942	Sonya Dietrich Landers
South of Tahiti	1941	Melahi
Moonlight in Hawaii	1941	Ilani
Raiders of the Desert	1941	Zuleika
That Night in Rio	1941	Inez
Lucky Devils	1941	Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman	1940	Marie
Boss of Bullion City	1940	Linda Calhoun