Maruja Montes
# Maruja Montes

María Miterloi Hernández (24 March 1930 – 11 June 1993), better known by her stage name Maruja Montes, was a Brazilian-born Argentine actress and vedette who performed during the middle part of the 20th century.

## Biography

Montes was born on 24 March 1930 in São Paulo, Brazil. She came to Argentina with her mother, María Magdalena Rosario Garrido, and brother Agustín Hernández and became a naturalized Argentine citizen. She was a showgirl in the burlesque and comedy theaters of Argentina in the 1950s and made ten films. She committed suicide on 11 June 1993 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Filmography

* Noche flamenca (1946)
* Marido de ocasión (1952)
* Ésta es mi vida (1952)
* Trompada 45 (1953)
* Corazón fiel (1954)
* Vida nocturna (1955)
* Los hermanos corsos (1955)
* Bacará (1955) .... Yvonne
* Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956)
* Historia de una carta (1957)
* La potranca (1960)
