Why? Montelban was mexican!!!!
Birth Name
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini Biography
He was the epitome of continental elegance, charm and grace on film and TV and in the late 1940s and early 1950s reinvigorated the Rudolph Valentino / Ramon Novarro "Latin Lover" style in Hollywood without achieving top screen stardom. Moreover, unlike most minority actors of his time, he fought to upscale the Latin (particularly, Mexican) image in Hollywood. His noted militancy may have cost him a number of roles along the way, but he gained respect and a solid reputation as a mover and shaker within the acting community while providing wider-range opportunities for Spanish-speaking actors via Los Angeles theater.
Birth Name
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini Biography
He was the epitome of continental elegance, charm and grace on film and TV and in the late 1940s and early 1950s reinvigorated the Rudolph Valentino / Ramon Novarro "Latin Lover" style in Hollywood without achieving top screen stardom. Moreover, unlike most minority actors of his time, he fought to upscale the Latin (particularly, Mexican) image in Hollywood. His noted militancy may have cost him a number of roles along the way, but he gained respect and a solid reputation as a mover and shaker within the acting community while providing wider-range opportunities for Spanish-speaking actors via Los Angeles theater.