Sasha Montenegro
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Sasha Montenegro is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to Yugoslavian parents in 1946) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
-Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
born actress.
Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (Cyrillic: Александра Аћимовић Поповић),as a child she moved to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
with her parents before relocating to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. She became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
movies, some of them with superstar El Santo. Starting in the 1970s and through the early 80s she obtained roles in several sexicomedias films, where she wore little or no clothing. She also participated in four telenovelas,and had a starring role in 1979's (Una mujer marcada, "A tainted woman").In recent years Sasha has returned to films, recently working in The End of Silence, a Canadian independent film.
Marital and Legal Troubles
In the 1970s she maintained a relationship with then President of MexicoPresident of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
, José López Portillo
José López Portillo
José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
who was still married to Carmen Romano
Carmen Romano
Carmen Romano de López Portillo was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 - 1982. She was the spouse of Mexican president José López Portillo....
, with whom he had three children. López Portillo obtained a divorce from Carmen Romano
Carmen Romano
Carmen Romano de López Portillo was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 - 1982. She was the spouse of Mexican president José López Portillo....
and then married Montenegro in 1995. It is said that she exerted gender violence against her husband, but she accepts only that she slapped his face once. Montenegro battled with López Portillo for access to him and his fortune during his final years. On several occasions she was limited visits to her husband in the hospital by his children from the previous marriage.
Sasha is the widow of former Mexican president José López Portillo
José López Portillo
José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the...
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Telenovelas
- Las vías del amorLas vías del amorLas Vías del Amor was a Mexican telenovela that aired on the Televisa channel in Mexico and Univision in the United States from 2002-2003.-Plot:...
(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
Films
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External links
- Una mujer marcada at the Telenovela database
- ("Sasha Montenegro, again in court"), article on esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....