María África Gracia Vidal (Barahona, República Dominicana, 6 de juny de 1912 - Suresnes, França, 7 de setembre de 1951), coneguda artísticament com María Montez, va ser una actriu de cinema dominicana que va guanyar fama i popularitat en la dècada de 1940 com una bellesa exòtica protagonitzant una sèrie de pel·lícules d'aventures filmades en Technicolor. Montez va morir als 39 anys d'edat, el 7 de setembre de 1951, aparentment a causa d'un atac al cor i va ser trobada ofegada en el bany de la seva residència a Suresnes.

María Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as "The Queen of Technicolor." Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe.

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