Sasha Montenegro
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Sasha Montenegro | |
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Born | Aleksandra Aćimović Popović 20 January 1946 |
Occupation | Film and television actress |
Spouse(s) |
Sasha Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaʃa monteˈneɣɾo]; born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (Cyrillic: Александра Аћимовић Поповић; 20 January 1946) is a Mexican actress of Montenegrin descent. She was married to José López Portillo, a former President of Mexico.
Early life and career[]
Sasha Montenegro was born in Bari, Italy as the only child of Montenegrin parents Silvia Popović and Živojin Aćimović. Her mother belonged to an aristocratic family from Montenegro and her father worked for the British Intelligence Service.[1] The aristocratic family of Silvia died in Death Camps during the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia. Her family moved to Argentina where she was raised. She then relocated to Mexico. Sasha became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre movies with superstar El Santo. Starting in the mid 1970s and through towards the late 80s, she obtained roles in several films, in which 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).
Personal life[]
In the 1980s, she maintained a relationship with the former 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 2000 once Romano died. Crazy enough they were already married in 1990 but in secret. Montenegro battled with López Portillo during his later 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.[citation needed] She was awarded a pension and the house she was donated became her home. She has allowed it to be a set for telenovelas and lives well.[citation needed] She has two children with one Nabila being born in 1985 and her youngest Alejandro being born in 1990.
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Category | Program | Result |
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2003 | TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actress | Las vías del amor | Won |
Filmography[]
Telenovelas[]
Year | Title | Character | Note |
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1973 | Ana del aire | Dolly | Supporting Role |
1975 | Lo imperdonable | Sonia | Supporting Role |
1977 | Rina | Marcela | Supporting Role |
1979 | Una mujer marcada | Lorena/Loraine Montiel | Protagonist |
2002 | Las vías del amor | Catalina Valencia | Main Antagonist |
Films[]
- The End of Silence (2005) as El Convento Rica Dancer
- 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)
- Sólo 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 ladran 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 Califas (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 más (1985)
- (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
- The Pulque Tavern (1981) as Norma
- D.F./Distrito Federal (1981)
- Las tentadoras (1980) as Luz Maria/Lucía
- Blanca Nieves y... sus 7 amantes (1980)
- El sexo me da risa (1979)
- La vida difícil de una mujer fácil (1979)
- The Loving Ones (1979) as Carolina
- Midnight Dolls (1979) as Gina
- Carnival Nights (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)
References[]
- ^ Montenegro, Sasha (2020-09-06). "En compañía de... Sasha Montenegro 25/08/13" (Interview). Interviewed by Gustavo Adolfo Infante.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sasha Montenegro. |
- Sasha Montenegro at IMDb
- Una mujer marcada at the Telenovela database
- Sasha Montenegro, de nuevo en juzgados (in Spanish) ("Sasha Montenegro, again in court"), article on esmas.com
- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Bari
- Mexican film actresses
- Mexican vedettes
- Mexican telenovela actresses
- Mexican people of Montenegrin descent
- Italian people of Montenegrin descent
- Italian emigrants to Mexico
- Italian emigrants to Argentina
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Montenegrin actresses
- 20th-century Mexican actresses
- 21st-century Mexican actresses