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María Antonieta Pons(1922-2004)

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María Antonieta Pons
María Antonieta Pons was born on 11 June 1922 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947), Teatro del crimen (1957) and Romance en Puerto Rico (1962). She was married to Ramón Pereda and Juan Orol. She died on 20 August 2004 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornJune 11, 1922
DiedAugust 20, 2004(82)
BornJune 11, 1922
DiedAugust 20, 2004(82)
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Known for

María Antonieta Pons and Luis Sandrini in La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra (1947)
La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra
6.6
  • Cleopatra
  • 1947
Teatro del crimen (1957)
Teatro del crimen
6.3
  • Rosa Montejo
  • 1957
Romance en Puerto Rico (1962)
Romance en Puerto Rico
8.2
  • Rosina
  • 1962
Embrujo antillano (1946)
Embrujo antillano
7.3
  • Caridad
  • 1946

Credits

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Actress

  • Caña brava (1966)
    Caña brava
    4.8
    • Carmen (as Maritoña Pons)
    • 1966
  • Voy de gallo (1963)
    Voy de gallo
    7.2
    • Rosa
    • 1963
  • Romance en Puerto Rico (1962)
    Romance en Puerto Rico
    8.2
    • Rosina
    • 1962
  • El centauro del norte
    6.5
    • 1962
  • Vámonos para la feria (1961)
    Vámonos para la feria
    7.7
    • Rosita
    • 1961
  • Viva Jalisco que es mi tierra (1961)
    Viva Jalisco que es mi tierra
    • Rosita
    • 1961
  • Una estrella y dos estrellados (1960)
    Una estrella y dos estrellados
    6.6
    • Lolita (as Ma. Antonieta Pons)
    • 1960
  • Las cuatro milpas
    6.3
    • Ana María Villanueva
    • 1960
  • Ferias de México (1959)
    Ferias de México
    4.9
    • 1959
  • Acapulqueña (1959)
    Acapulqueña
    6.8
    • Gloria
    • 1959
  • Flor de canela (1959)
    Flor de canela
    • Flor
    • 1959
  • Donna Behar, Marco Antonio Campos, Gaspar Henaine, María Antonieta Pons, and Germán Valdés in La odalisca No. 13 (1958)
    La odalisca No. 13
    6.8
    • Pilar
    • 1958
  • Three and a Half Musketeers (1957)
    Las mil y una noches
    7.0
    • Ven Acá (as Ma. Antonieta Pons)
    • 1958
  • Sucedió en México (1958)
    Sucedió en México
    6.3
    • Ella
    • 1958
  • Marco Antonio Campos, Gaspar Henaine, and María Antonieta Pons in Los legionarios (1958)
    Los legionarios
    6.2
    • Sheila
    • 1958

Soundtrack

  • Caña brava (1966)
    Caña brava
    4.8
    • Soundtrack ("El Negrito del Batey", "El Cielo, el Mar y Tu", "La Pollera Colorá")
    • 1966
  • Romance en Puerto Rico (1962)
    Romance en Puerto Rico
    8.2
    • performer: "El cumbanchero", "El ciclón", "Estoy enamorada"
    • 1962
  • Flor de canela (1959)
    Flor de canela
    • performer: "El mareito", "Rumba Abierta", "Sabrá Dios", "En la orilla del mar", "Paraiso tropical", "Flor de canela", "Rock and Roll", "Can can cha cha chá"
    • 1959
  • Sucedió en México (1958)
    Sucedió en México
    6.3
    • performer: "El negrito del batey", "Los Dandys", "Los carnavales de Oriente", "La calculadora"
    • 1958
  • Teatro del crimen (1957)
    Teatro del crimen
    6.3
    • performer: "Carnaval en Brasil", "Señor Juez", "El bodeguero"
    • 1957
  • Piña madura
    6.2
    • performer: "Piña Madura", "Corrida de la Piña Madura"
    • 1950
  • Nuestras vidas (1950)
    Nuestras vidas
    6.0
    • performer: "En el Tiribi Tabara", "Guaguanco", "Que venga el Mambo", "Brasil", "Nuestras vidas"
    • 1950
  • Embrujo antillano (1946)
    Embrujo antillano
    7.3
    • performer: "¡Ay Como no!", "Solo la verdad", "Dentro del alma", "Décimas guajiras"
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ma. Antonieta Pons
  • Born
    • June 11, 1922
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • August 20, 2004
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(complications from stroke)
  • Spouses
      Ramón PeredaOctober 27, 1948 - June 20, 1986 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Was one of a half-dozen stars whose extravagant costumes and dance numbers earned them the nickname "Tropical Queens" and created a style that lasted into the 1950s, and helped define the tropical-dancer movie genre know as "rumbera" films.
  • Trademark
      Playing seductive, heartbroken women, punctuated by wild musical and dance scenes in the nightclubs.

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