Ten years ago, Sara Montiel, a trailblazer of the 1960s and one of Spain’s most well-known and significant artists, passed away in Madrid. At the age of 85, the Sara passed away unexpectedly in her Madrid home. Entire Gran Via streets were lined up at her feet, and a massive poster of one of her movies was displayed in Callao Square as part of the extravagant funeral. What is the legacy of Sara Montiel after all this time? We reflect on her successful career spanning over 67 years, her romantic relationships, and her eventful life.
The Spanish actress who made a big splash in Hollywood, Sara Montiel
The Spanish woman that enthralled Hollywood is Sara Montiel. The Spanish singer and actress, who was born in Campo de Cryptina (Ciudad Real), traveled across the Pacific Ocean to interact with some of the biggest names in American film. Sara cinema starred in about 60 films before gaining international recognition for her performance in The Last House (1957).
Naturally, she had the chance to interact with well-known celebrities while she was in the US, working with musicians like Charles Bronson, Burt Lancaster, Joan Fontaine, Mario Lanza, Vincent Price, and Gary Cooper. She also worked with directors like Anthony Mann, her first husband, on a number of projects. She signed multi-million dollar deals with Warner Bros. and United Artists, and she put out over 30 albums. Sara
Montiel’s Loves: Innumerable Fans and Four Husbands
In her life, which was full of passion and magic, love also found its place. Four marriages marked her romantic life. She wed Anthony Mann in 1957 and separated from him in 1961, but it wasn’t until 1963 that she was granted an annulment. But Sara Montiel persisted in her career during a time when women’s lives were difficult, particularly with so many men in the world. She thus wed producer José Vicente Ramirez Olalla in 1964, though their union was short-lived.
They wed the man of her dreams, Pepe Tos, an industrialist from Mallorca, in 1979. They married and adopted two children, Zeus and Thaïs, after living together for nine years. They remained in love until 1992, when they passed away. Heartbroken and full of life, Sara married 39-year-old Cuban Tony Hernandez in 1993, who professed to like the artist, albeit with a questionable reputation. In 2003, they got divorced.
The “Queen of Love” consistently listed five men who had influenced her life and with whom she had sincere romantic relationships among her “indescribable” lovers: Ernest Hemingway, playwright Miguel Mihura, film director Mario Camus, poet Leon Felipe, and medical Nobel laureate Sever Ochoa.
