Conchita Montenegro

Conchita Montenegro (born Concepción Andrés Picado; September 11, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a Spanish model, dancer, stage and screen actress.

[4] She was 17 years old and could not speak English; however, in three months time, Montenegro became fluent enough to play the leading female part of Tamea Larrieau, Leslie Howard's love interest in the film Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931).

Before this performance, Montenegro had been cast in special Spanish-language versions of MGM movies, such as Call of the Flesh and Love in Every Port (both 1930).

On another occasion, she teamed with Teddy Joyce in the stage show for the opening of The Kennel Murder Case (1933).

Together with Will Rogers, Montenegro performed an Adagio for Strings number prior to the premiere of Handy Andy (1934).

The story focused on the unrequited first love of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, played by Gino Cervi.

Montenegro in 1930
Conchita Montenegro in 1940.