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Name: Ricardo Montalban
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Date of Birth:
November 25, 1920
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Place of Birth:
Mexico City, Mexico
Mini-bio:
Suave, romantic leading man who successfully combined an easy, relaxedwarmth with virile charisma and genuine acting talent. After a five-yearcareer in Mexican movies in the early 1940s, Montalban spe...( read more)nt the next sevenat MGM in smooth Latin Lover roles or as swimming star Esther Williamsco-star in musicals. He enjoyed one of the finest parts of his career inWilliam Wellman's excellent WWII drama, "Battleground" (1949). Montalban didattempt a few other ambitious dramatic characterizations in which hischaracter's Hispanic ethnicity played a part in the drama, but neither hisembittered boxer in "Right Cross" (1950) nor his victimized fruit picker in"My Man and I" (1952) were enmeshed in dramas worthy of the actor'sefforts.