Maruja Montes

María Miterloi Hernández (24 March 1930 – 11 June 1993), better known by her stage name Maruja Montes, was a Brazilian-born Argentine actress and vedette who performed during the middle part of the 20th century. Montes was born on 24 March 1930 in São Paulo, Brazil. She came to Argentina with her mother, María Magdalena Rosario Garrido, and brother Agustín Hernández and became a naturalized Argentine citizen. She was a showgirl in the burlesque and comedy theaters of Argentina in the 1950s and made ten films. She committed suicide on 11 June 1993 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.