Sasha Montenegro

Sasha Montenegro
Born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović
20 January 1945
Bari, Italy
Occupation Film and television actress

Sasha Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaʃa monteˈneɣɾo]; born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (Cyrillic: Александра Аћимовић Поповић) 20 January 1945) is an actress from Mexico.

Biography

Born in Bari, Italy, to Serbian parents, she moved with her family to Argentina before relocating to Mexico. She became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre movies, some of them with superstar El Santo. Starting in the 1970s and through the early 80s she obtained roles in several sexicomedias films, where she wore little or no clothing. She also participated in four telenovelas and had a starring role in Una mujer marcada (A tainted woman, 1979). In 2005, she returned to films, working in The End of Silence, a Canadian independent film.

Marital and legal troubles

In the 1970s she maintained a relationship with then President of Mexico, José López Portillo who was still married to Carmen Romano, with whom he had three children. López Portillo obtained a divorce from Carmen Romano and then married Montenegro in 1995. It is said that she exerted gender violence against her husband, but she admits only that she slapped his face once. Montenegro battled with López Portillo for access to him and his fortune during his final years. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia in 2004, her visits with him were limited by his children from the previous marriage. During this time and amidst divorce proceedings with Montenegro, López Portillo died.

Filmography

Telenovelas

Year Title Character Note
2002 Las vías del amor Catalina Valencia Main Antagonist
1979 Una mujer marcada Lorena/Loraine Montiel Protagonist
1977 Rina Marcela Supporting Role
1975 Lo imperdonable Sonia Supporting Role
1973 Ana del aire Dolly Supporting Role

Films

  • The End of Silence (film) (2005) as El Convento Rica Dancer
  • Una de zombis (2003) as Zombi sádico
  • El secuestro de un policía (1991)
  • La fuerza del odio (1990)
  • La taquera picante (1990) as Ana Dalia
  • Ellos trajeron la violencia (1990) as Nora
  • Dos tipas de cuidado (1989)
  • Rumbera, caliente (1989)
  • Solo para adúlteros (1989)
  • El pájaro con suelas (1989)
  • Las guerreras del amor (1989)
  • Los rateros (1989)
  • Los plomeros y las ficheras (1988)
  • Dos machos que ládran no muerden (1988)
  • Ladrón (1988)
  • Solicito marido para engañar (1988) as Virginia
  • El Diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987)
  • Las traigo muertas (1987)
  • Ases del contrabando (1987)
  • Niños sobre pedido (1987)
  • Noche de Calífas (1987)
  • Huele a gas (1986)
  • Mientras México duerme (1986)
  • El hijo de Pedro Navaja (1986) as La Tijuana
  • El secuestro de Camarena (1985)
  • La risa alarga la vida y algo mas (1985)
  • Playa prohibida (1985) as Elena
  • Entre ficheras anda el diablo - La pulquería 3 (1984)
  • Extraño matrimonio (1984)
  • Piernas cruzadas (1984)
  • El puente (1984)
  • Las glorias del gran Púas (1984)
  • Pedro Navaja (1984) as La Tijuana
  • El tonto que hacía milagros (1984)
  • Fieras en brama (1983)
  • Se me sale cuando me río (1983)
  • La golfa del barrio (1983)
  • Las modelos de desnudos (1983)
  • Las vedettes (1983)
  • Chile picante (1983)
  • Con el cuerpo prestado (1983) as Marta Jiménez de Arias Salgado
  • Huevos rancheros (1982)
  • La pulquería 2 (1982) as Norma and La Gemela
  • Llámenme Mike (1982) as Zoila
  • La pulquería (1981) as Norma
  • D.F./Distrito Federal (1981)
  • Las tentadoras (1980) as Luz Maria/Lucia
  • Blanca Nieves y... sus 7 amantes (1980)
  • El sexo me da risa (1979)
  • La vida difícil de una mujer fácil (1979)
  • Las cariñosas (1979) as Carolina
  • Muñecas de medianoche (1979) as Gina
  • Noches de cabaret (1978)
  • El hijo es mío (1978)
  • Los japoneses no esperan (1978)
  • Oye Salomé! (1978) as Bettina
  • Bellas de noche 2 (1977) as Carmen
  • Acapulco 12-22 (1975)
  • Bellas de noche (1975) as Carmen
  • Noche de muerte (1975)
  • Pistoleros de la muerte (1975)
  • Un amor extraño (1975)
  • Santo en Anónimo mortal (1975) as Ester
  • Peregrina (1974) as Alma Reed
  • Pistoleros bajo el sol (1974)
  • Fe, esperanza y caridad (1974) as Ecuyére
  • Santo y Blue Demon contra el doctor Frankenstein (1974) as Alicia Robles
  • Los vampiros de Coyoacán (1974)
  • Duelo al atardecer (1973)
  • Las bestias del terror (1973)
  • Santo contra la magia negra (1973) as Bellamira
  • Santo contra los asesinos de otros mundos (1973) as Karen Bernstein
  • El hombre y la bestia (1973)
  • Hijazo de mi vidaza (1972)
  • Un sueño de amor (1972)

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