Rita Montaner

Rita Aurelia Fulcida Montaner y Facenda (20 August 1900 – 17 April 1958), known as Rita Montaner, was a Cuban singer, pianist and actress. In Cuban parlance, she was a vedette (a star), and was well known in Mexico City, Paris, Miami and New York, where she performed, filmed and recorded on numerous occasions. She was one of Cuba's most popular artists between the late 1920s and 1950s, renowned as Rita de Cuba.

Though classically trained as a soprano for zarzuelas, her mark was made as a singer of Afro-Cuban salon songs including "The Peanut Vendor" and "Siboney".

Rita Montaner is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 10 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Victims of Sin (1951), Black Angels (1948), It Happened in Havana (1938), Black Is My Color (1951), Caribbean Rhythms (1950), To the Sound of the Mambo (1950), Anacleto Gets Divorced (1950), Pobre corazón (1950). The recorded credits span 1938 to 1954, including 10 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.