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Early life.
Montalbán was born in Mexico City, but grew up in the city of Torreón, the son of Castilian Spanish émigrés Ricarda Merino and Jenaro Montalbán, a store manager.
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.

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Fantasy Island

My Favorite Episode

An entire half hour spoof of Fantasy Island and one of the funniest shows of all time. The only interruption is a commercial for Ronco No Sweat, which is air conditioning in a sauna.

Levy does a great Ricardo Montalban impression, he sometimes lapses into a Cordoba car commercial, which Montalban was doing a the time "Corinthian leather". Candy is hilarious as the excitable Herve Villachaize Tattoo character. The guests for fantasies include Flaherty and Dave Thomas as two rock stars who want to be comedians. Andrea is a mousy violinist who wants danger and intrigue in her life. O'Hara plays a klutzy jet setter who wants old time glamour. The laughs continue when the two rock stars are turned into Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. The violinist becomes Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca. She does a funny song I Go To Casablanca to the tune of I Go To Rio. The jet setter becomes a 1930s tough talking broad who dances like Ginger Rogers. Montalban gets angry at little Tattoo, kicking him across the room and ripping out his hair. The whol

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Ricardo Montalbán facts for kids

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Montalbán and the second or maternal family name is Merino.

Quick facts for kids Ricardo Montalbán KSG
Montalbán as Mr. Roarke in Fantasy Island (1977)
Born	Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (1920-11-25)November 25, 1920 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	January 14, 2009(2009-01-14) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Nationality	Mexican, American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–2008
Spouse(s)	Georgiana Belzer (m. 1944; died 2007)
Children	4
Relatives	Carlos Montalbán (brother)
Awards	Emmy Award (1978) Screen Actors Guild (1993) Hollywood Walk of Fame

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (; Spanish: [montalˈβan]; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a variety of genres, from crime and drama to musicals a

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Ricardo Montalbán

Mexican and American actor (1920–2009)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montalbán and the second or maternal family name is Merino.

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (MON-təl-BAHN; Spanish:[montalˈβan]; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) 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.

Later in his career, Montalbán portrayed Armando in the Planet of the Apes film series from the early 1970s, starring in both Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). As the villain Khan Noonien Singh, a genetically enhanced human, he guest-starred in the original Star Trek television series (1967) and starred in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).

During the 1970s and 1980s, Montalbán was a spokesman for Chrysler for thirteen years, featured in their automotive commercials and advertise