Sasha Montenegro

Biography

Sasha Montenegro (born Alexandra Asimovic Popovic in Yugoslavia, now Montenegro in 1950) is a Mexican actress.She moved as a child with her parents to Argentina, then relocated to Mexico. She became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre movies, some of them with superstar El Santo. In the 1980s and early 90s she obtained roles in several sexicomedias films, where she wore little or no clothing, making her one of the Sexiest Actresses of the time, when she also made these types of Films in the 1970s. She also participated in four telenovelas, last one with a starring role (Una mujer marcada, "A tainted woman") in 1979. In the 1970s she maintained a relationship with then President of Mexico, José López Portillo y Pacheco who was still married. López Portillo obtained a divorce and then married Montenegro in 1995. She had two children with him. In the last years of the ex-president, Montenegro battled with López Portillo for access to him and his fortune. On several occasions she was limited visits to her husband in the hospital by his children from the previous marriage. López Portillo paid for legal counseling for his wife to ensure that she would be given what she deserved after his death. As of 2005 legal battles for his assets still continue.As of 2006 legal battles for his assets still continue. In recent years Sasha has returned to Films, with her working recently in The End of Silence, which is a Canadian

Filmography

• The End of Silence (film) (2005) as El Convento Rica Dancer
• Una de zombis (2003) as Zombi sádico
• El secuestro de un policía (1991)
• La fuerza del odio (1990)
• La taquera picante (1990)
• Ellos trajeron la violencia (1990) as Nora
• Dos tipas de cuidado (1989)
• Rumbera, caliente (1989)
• Solo para adúlteros (1989)
• El pájaro con suelas (1989)
• Las guerreras del amor (1989)
• Los rateros (1989)
• Los plomeros y las ficheras (1988)
• Dos machos que ládran no muerden (1988)
• Ladrón (1988)
• Solicito marido para engañar (1988) as Virginia
• El Diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987)
• Las traigo muertas (1987)
• Ases del contrabando (1987)
• Niños sobre pedido (1987)
• Noche de Calífas (1987)
• Huele a gas (1986)
• Mientras México duerme (1986)
• El hijo de Pedro Navaja (1986)
• El secuestro de Camarena (1985)
• La risa alarga la vida y algo mas (1985)
• Playa prohibida (1985) as Elena
• Entre ficheras anda el diablo - La pulquería 3 (1984)
• Extraño matrimonio (1984)
• Piernas cruzadas (1984)
• El puente (1984)
• Las glorias del gran Púas (1984)
• Pedro Navaja (1984) as La Tijuana
• El tonto que hacía milagros (1984)
• Fieras en brama (1983)
• Se me sale cuando me río (1983)
• La golfa del barrio (1983)
• Las modelos de desnudos (1983)
• Las vedettes (1983)
• Chile picante (1983)
• Con el cuerpo prestado (1983) as Marta Jiménez de Arias Salgado
• Huevos rancheros (1982)
• La pulquería 2 (1982) as Norma and La Gemela
• Llámenme Mike (1982) as Zoila
• La pulquería (1981) as Norma
• D.F./Distrito Federal (1981)
• Las tentadoras (1980) as Luz Maria/Lucia
• Blanca Nieves y... sus 7 amantes (1980)
• El sexo me da risa (1979)
• La vida difícil de una mujer fácil (1979)
• Las cariñosas (1979) as Carolina
• Muñecas de medianoche (1979) as Gina
• Noches de cabaret (1978)
• El hijo es mío (1978)
• Los japoneses no esperan (1978)
• Oye Salomé! (1978) as Bettina
• Bellas de noche 2 (1977) as Carmen
• Acapulco 12-22 (1975)
• Bellas de noche (1975) as Carmen
• Noche de muerte (1975)
• Pistoleros de la muerte (1975)
• Un amor extraño (1975)
• Santo en Anónimo mortal (1975) as Ester
• Peregrina (1974) as Alma Reed
• Pistoleros bajo el sol (1974)
• Fe, esperanza y caridad (1974) as Ecuyére
• Santo y Blue Demon contra el doctor Frankenstein (1974) as Alicia Robles
• Los vampiros de Coyoacán (1974)
• Duelo al atardecer (1973)
• Las bestias del terror (1973)
• Santo contra la magia negra (1973) as Bellamira
• Santo contra los asesinos de otros mundos (1973) as Karen Bernstein
• El hombre y la bestia (1973)
• Hijazo de mi vidaza (1972)
• Un sueño de amor (1972)

Telenovelas

• Las vías del amor (2002) as Catalina Valencia
• Una mujer marcada (1979) as Lorena/Loraine Montiel
• Rina (1977) as Marcela
• Lo imperdonable (1975) as Sonia
• Ana del aire (1973) as Dolly