Sasha Montenegro (), born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (Cyrillic: Александра Аћимовић Поповић; 20 January 1946 – 14 February 2024), was a Mexican actress and vedette of Montenegrin Serb descent.

Her stage name is derived from a common Serbo-Croatian diminutive for the name Aleksandra ("Sasha") combined with the Spanish name of her country of origin, which is also a surname ("Montenegro").

She was married to José López Portillo, President of Mexico from 1991 to 2004.

Early life and career Montenegro was born in Bari, Kingdom of Italy, on 20 January 1946, to Yugoslav parents Silvija Popović and Živojin Aćimović. Her mother belonged to an aristocratic family from Montenegro, many members of which reportedly died in death camps during the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia. Her father worked for the British Intelligence Service.

Her remaining family moved to Argentina, where she was raised. She later relocated to Mexico as an adult, becoming an actress and making several lucha libre movies with superstar El Santo. Starting in the mid-1970s and through the late 1980s, she obtained roles in several Mexican sex comedies.

Personal life

In the 1984, Montenegro began a relationship with the former President of Mexico, José López Portillo, who was still married to Carmen Romano, with whom he had three children. In 1991, López Portillo obtained a divorce from Romano and he and Montenegro were married in a civil ceremony later that year.

Montenegro and López Portillo had two children, Nabila (born 1985) and Alejandro (born 1987).

Sasha Montenegro died on 14 February 2024, at the age of 78.Murió Sasha Montenegro: había sufrido un derrame cerebral

Awards and nominations Year Category Program Result 2003 TVyNovelas Award for Best Antagonist Actress Las vías del amor Won

Filmography

Telenovelas

Year Title CharacterNote 1974 Ana del aire Dolly Supporting Role 1975 Lo imperdonable Sonia Supporting Role 1977 Rina Marcela Supporting Role 1979 Una mujer marcada Lorena/Loraine Montiel Protagonist 2002 Las vías del amor Catalina Valencia Main Antagonist

Films

The End of Silence (2005) as El Convento Rica Dancer El secuestro de un policía (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) 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 her Twin Llámenme Mike (1982) as Zoila The Pulque Tavern (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 (1979) as Gina Carnival Nights (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)

References

External links

Una mujer marcada at the Telenovela database Sasha Montenegro, de nuevo en juzgados ("Sasha Montenegro, again in court"), article on esmas.com