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Sasha Montenegro (), born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (
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: Александра Аћимовић Поповић; 20 January 1946 – 14 February 2024), was a Mexican actress of Montenegrin descent. She was married to
José López Portillo José Guillermo Abel López Portillo y Pacheco (; 16 June 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a Mexican writer, lawyer, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 58th president of Mexico from 1976 ...
,
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from 1991 to 2004.


Early life and career

Sasha Montenegro was born in
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,
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, as the only child of Montenegrin parents Silvia Popović and Živojin Aćimović. Her mother belonged to an aristocratic family from Montenegro and her father worked for the British Intelligence Service. Members of Silvia Popović's family reportedly died in
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during the
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occupation of
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. Her remaining family moved to Argentina where she was raised. She then relocated to Mexico. Sasha became an actress in the 1970s and made several
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movies with superstar
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. Starting in the mid-1970s and through towards the late 1980s, she obtained roles in several Mexican sex comedies. She participated in four
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and had a starring role in ''Una mujer marcada'' ("A tainted woman", 1979).


Personal life

In the 1980s, she maintained a relationship with the former
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,
José López Portillo José Guillermo Abel López Portillo y Pacheco (; 16 June 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a Mexican writer, lawyer, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 58th president of Mexico from 1976 ...
, who was still married to
Carmen Romano Carmen Romano de López Portillo (born Carmen Romano Nolk; 10 February 1926 – 9 May 2000) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. She was the first wife of President of Mexico, Mexican president José López Portillo. Politics Roman ...
and with whom he had three children. In 1991 López Portillo obtained a divorce from Romano and he and Montenegro married in a civil ceremony later that year. Montenegro battled with López Portillo during his later years. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia in 2004, her visits with him were limited by his children from the previous marriage. During this time and amidst divorce proceedings with Montenegro, López Portillo died. Montenegro bore López Portillo two children, Nabila (born 1985) and Alejandro (born 1990). Sasha Montenegro died on 14 February 2024, at the age of 78.Murió Sasha Montenegro: había sufrido un derrame cerebral


Awards and nominations


Filmography


Telenovelas


Films

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'' (2005) as El Convento Rica Dancer * ''
El secuestro de un policía ''El secuestro de un policía'' ("Kidnapping of a policeman") is a 1991 Mexican film. It stars Jorge Abraham and Adalberto Arvizu, directed by José Luis Avendaño. It is also known as ''Ráfagas de metralleta'' (Machine gun blast). Cast * Jorge ...
'' (1991) * ''La fuerza del odio'' (1990) * ''La taquera picante'' (1990) as Ana Dalia * ''Ellos trajeron la violencia'' (1990) as Nora * ''Dos tipas de cuidado'' (1989) * ''Rumbera, caliente'' (1989) * ''Sólo 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 ladran 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 Califas'' (1987) * ''Huele a gas'' (1986) * ''Mientras México duerme'' (1986) * ''El hijo de Pedro Navaja'' (1986) as La Tijuana * ''El secuestro de Camarena'' (1985) * ''La risa alarga la vida y algo más'' (1985) * ''
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'' (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 her Twin * ''Llámenme Mike'' (1982) as Zoila * ''
The Pulque Tavern ''The Pulque Tavern'' (Spanish:''La pulquería'') is a 1981 Mexican comedy film directed by Víctor Manuel Castro.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Norma Alvarado * Sonia Camacho * America Cisneros * Arturo Cobo * Mari Carmen Conde * Enrique Cuenca * ...
'' (1981) as Norma * ''D.F./Distrito Federal'' (1981) * ''Las tentadoras'' (1980) as Luz María/Lucía * ''Blanca Nieves y... sus 7 amantes'' (1980) * ''El sexo me da risa'' (1979) * '' La vida difícil de una mujer fácil'' (1979) * '' The Loving Ones'' (1979) as Carolina * ''
Midnight Dolls ''Midnight Dolls'' (Spanish: ''Muñecas de medianoche'') is a 1979 Mexican erotic film, erotic drama film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Jorge Rivero, Isela Vega, and Sasha Montenegro. The film belongs to a genre that has been described ...
'' (1979) as Gina * ''
Carnival Nights ''Carnival Nights'' (Spanish: ''Noches de cabaret'') is a 1978 Mexican comedy drama film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Jorge Rivero, Sasha Montenegro and Carmen Salinas.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Jorge Rivero * Sasha Montenegro * Car ...
'' (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 ''Fe, Esperanza y Caridad'' (English: Faith, Hope and Charity) is a Mexican film comprising three short stories. It was made in 1974. Synopsis The film compiles three stories, each named for part of the main title. The first, "Fe" (Faith), is ...
'' (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)


References


External links

*
''Una mujer marcada''
at the Telenovela database

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