The actress and singer was born in La Mancha Campo de Criptana in 1928. Since girl showed great acting skills and singing, her beauty and also highlight that attracted the attention of a major producer of the moment, Vincent Casanova. Sara Montiel would be his sobriquet that accompanies it until today, his real name is Maria Antonia Fernandez Abad.

A statement in two films that went unnoticed in the third and earned a first character with importance in Madness of love, 1949. It is from this work when Sara Montiel is known as an actress and singer and receiving a special reception in Mexico and the United States, where he managed to act in the film industry Holywood.

He made interpretations next to Gary Cooper in the movie Veracurz. He also worked with Bud Lancaster, Charles Bronson and other major actors of the era. His facet with singer also gave great successes, especially cuplé. Who knows no hope or Fumando Bésame mucho. His talent as a singer, her exquisite beauty and sensuality turned it into one of the most desired artists of the moment.

Among his films highlight women's Prisons (1951), cinnamon Skin (1953), wild Fury (1950), call models (1954), The Last cuplé (1957), The violetera (1958), Carmen de la Ronda (1958) , My last tango (1960), The beautiful Lola (1962), Casablanca Nights, (1963) The Lady of Bierut (1965) and Women lost (1966). His last film was a night for Five pillows, whose resonance was discreet.

Sarita, as he is popularly called, also acted in theater where he demonstrated once again how they can deal with any scenario, always leaving an audience fascina.