Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances in genres from crime and drama to musicals and comedy.
Montalbán was born on November 25, 1920, in Mexico City, and grew up in Torreón, the son of Spanish immigrants Ricarda Merino Jiménez and Genaro Balbino Montalbán Busano, a store manager, who raised him as a Catholic. He was born with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his spine. Montalbán had a sister, Carmen, and two brothers, Pedro and Carlos. As a teenager, he moved to Los Angeles to live with Carlos. They moved to New York City in 1940, and Montalbán earned a minor role in the play Her Cardboard Lover.
| Date of Birth | 25th November 1920 |
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| Date of Death | 14th January 2009 |
| Age at Death | 88 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Country | Mexico |
| Current City | Torreón |
| Birth Place | Torreón |
| Death Place | Los Angeles |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Nationality | Mexico |
| Citizenship | Mexico |
| Spouses | Georgiana Belzer |
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| Education |
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| Belmont High School, Fairfax High School |
| Occupation | television actor, film actor, character actor, stage actor, actor, voice actor, film director |
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