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.

[1] She came to Argentina with her mother, María Magdalena Rosario Garrido, and brother Agustín Hernández and became a naturalized Argentine citizen.

[2] She was a showgirl in the burlesque and comedy theaters of Argentina in the 1950s[3] and made ten films.

[4] She committed suicide on 11 June 1993 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.