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Movita

Actor

Born April 12, 1916 in Nogales, Arizona, USA

Died February 12, 2015

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Movita Castaneda was an American actress best known for having been the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. She was eight years older than Brando. In films, she played exotic women/singers, such as in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), of which she was the last surviving cast member. She is the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky.

Movita was born in Nogales, Arizona, on a train travelling between Mexico and Arizona. Movita began her acting career singing the Carioca to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire's first dance number in the first film in which the famous duo appeared together, Flying Down to Rio (1933). She continued playing exotic women in American and Spanish language films in the 1930s, most notably as a Tahitian girl, Tehanni in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) alongside Clark Gable and Franchot Tone.

After appearing in a few more minor westerns and a few television parts, she met the actor Marlon Brando in the late 1950s, after his breakup with Anna Kashfi. They married in 1960, and they had two children. Brando played the role of Fletcher Christian in the 1962 remake of the 1935 film in which Movita had played a Tahitian girl, Tehanni. Brando then married his co-star Tarita Teriipaia.

Castaneda died on February 12, 2015 at the age of 98.

Six months later, Marlon's first wife, Anna Kashfi, died on August 16, 2015, at the age of 80.

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Brando Documentary2007Self

Knots Landing Poster

Knots Landing TV Series1979Ana

Panic in Echo Park Poster

Panic in Echo Park TV Movie1977Mother

The Incredible Hulk Poster

The Incredible Hulk TV Series1977Wife

Cool and Lam Poster

Cool and Lam TV Movie1958Carmen

Conflict Poster

Conflict TV Series1956Mrs. Hernandez

Apache Ambush Poster

Apache Ambush Feature Film1955Rosita

Dream Wife Poster

Dream Wife Feature Film1953Rima

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Tula

Ride, Vaquero! Poster

Ride, Vaquero! Feature Film1953Hussy

Wild Horse Ambush Poster

Wild Horse Ambush Feature Film1952Lita Espinosa

Saddle Legion Poster

Saddle Legion Feature Film1951Mercedes

Soldiers Three Poster

Soldiers Three Feature Film1951Cabaret Woman

The Adventures of Kit Carson Poster

The Adventures of Kit Carson TV Series1951Anita

A Lady Without Passport Poster

A Lady Without Passport Feature Film1950Lorena

Federal Man Poster

Federal Man Feature Film1950Lolita Martinez

Kim Feature Film1950Woman with Baby

The Furies Poster

The Furies Feature Film1950Chiquita

The Petty Girl Poster

The Petty Girl Feature Film1950Carmelita Moray

Wagon Master Poster

Wagon Master Feature Film1950Young Navajo Indian

Red Light Poster

Red Light Feature Film1949Trina

The Mysterious Desperado Poster

The Mysterious Desperado Feature Film1949Luisa

Fort Apache Poster

Fort Apache Feature Film1948Guadalupe

Tower of Terror Poster

Tower of Terror Feature Film1941Marie Durand

The Girl from Rio Poster

The Girl from Rio Feature Film1939Marquita Romero

Wolf Call Poster

Wolf Call Feature Film1939Towana

Rose of the Rio Grande Poster

Rose of the Rio Grande Feature Film1938Rosita del Torre

Paradise Isle Poster

Paradise Isle Feature Film1937Ila

The Hurricane Poster

The Hurricane Feature Film1937Arai

Captain Calamity Poster

Captain Calamity Feature Film1936Annana

El capitan Tormenta Poster

El capitan Tormenta Feature Film1936Anyana

El diablo del Mar Feature Film1935Maya

Married Lady Needs Husband Poster

Married Lady Needs Husband Feature Film1935Doncella

Mutiny on the Bounty Poster

Mutiny on the Bounty Feature Film1935Tehani

The Tia Juana Kid Feature Film1935Cabaret Dancer

La buenaventura Poster

La buenaventura Feature Film1934

The Scandal Poster

The Scandal Feature Film1934Gregoria

Tres Amores Feature Film1934Doris

Flying Down to Rio Poster

Flying Down to Rio Feature Film1933Carioca Singer

El Dios del mar Poster

El Dios del mar Feature Film1930Undetermined Role

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