Discover
Alma Leonor Beltran was a Mexican-American film, stage and television actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1945 and 2002. In addition to her film roles, Beltran played over 80 roles in film and television, often in smaller roles, always as Mexican women, and then later in her career, as matriarch types. She is best known as Mrs. Fuentes, mother of Julio Fuentes, on the NBC-TV series Sanford and Son.
Birth Name
Alma Leonor Martinez
Born
Friday, 22 August 1919
Died
Saturday, 09 June 2007
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
---|
Buying the Cow | Hispanic Woman | 2002 |
Luminarias | Mary | 2000 |
The Wild Thornberrys | Rosario Vega | 1998 |
The Tony Danza Show | Old Aunt | 1997 |
The Marshal | Maid | 1995 |
Someone She Knows | Thelma Lambeth | 1994 |
Night Fire | Maria | 1994 |
Good Advice | Mrs. Kemp | 1993 |
Shades of LA | Hermila Garcia | 1990 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Celia Vasquez | 1990 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
---|
Buying the Cow | Hispanic Woman | 2002 |
Luminarias | Mary | 2000 |
The Wild Thornberrys | Rosario Vega | 1998 |
The Tony Danza Show | Old Aunt | 1997 |
The Marshal | Maid | 1995 |
Someone She Knows | Thelma Lambeth | 1994 |
Night Fire | Maria | 1994 |
Good Advice | Mrs. Kemp | 1993 |
Shades of LA | Hermila Garcia | 1990 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | Celia Vasquez | 1990 |
Ghost | Woman Ghost | 1990 |
Angel Town | Neighbor's Wife | 1990 |
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker | Lupe Ybarra | 1989 |
Trust Me | Imelda | 1989 |
Immediate Family | Spanish Woman | 1989 |
Jake and the Fatman | Elvira | 1987 |
Love Among Thieves | Airline clerk | 1987 |
Nobody's Fool | Jennieva | 1986 |
Perfect | Grieving Woman | 1985 |
Into the Night | Cleaning Woman | 1985 |
Into the Night | Cleaning Woman | 1985 |
Berrenger's | Mami Morales | 1985 |
Murder, She Wrote | Rosa | 1984 |
Hunter | Screaming Woman / Voice In The Crowd | 1984 |
The A-Team | Maid | 1983 |
St. Elsewhere | Nurse Vela | 1982 |
Remington Steele | Señora Gomez | 1982 |
Knight Rider | Luce | 1982 |
Hotel | Mrs. Cruz | 1982 |
T.J. Hooker | Delores Mendez | 1982 |
Zoot Suit | Lowrider's Mother | 1981 |
Hill Street Blues | Store Patron / Tenant / Woman | 1981 |
Oh, God! Book II | Rosa, Paula's Housekeeper | 1980 |
Herbie Goes Bananas | General's Wife | 1980 |
Knots Landing | Ana | 1979 |
Trapper John, M.D. | Cleaning Lady | 1979 |
Mrs. Columbo | Desk Officer | 1979 |
The White Shadow | Spanish Woman | 1978 |
House Calls | Gina | 1978 |
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Maria | 1977 |
Another Man, Another Chance | Mexican Widow | 1977 |
Lou Grant | Rose | 1977 |
Visions | Claudia | 1976 |
Marathon Man | Laundress | 1976 |
A Woman for All Men | Anita | 1975 |
The Jeffersons | Woman Picketer #2 / Puerto Rican Maid | 1975 |
Chico and the Man | Female Customer / Customer | 1974 |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Mrs. Torres | 1974 |
The Parallax View | Joy Holder | 1974 |
Candy Stripe Nurses | Market Lady | 1974 |
Good Times | Mrs. Lopez | 1974 |
Kojak | Mrs. Contreras | 1973 |
Police Story | Maid / Manager | 1973 |
Firehouse | Spanish Lady | 1973 |
They Only Kill Their Masters | Rosa | 1972 |
ABC Afterschool Specials | Jed's Neighbor / Mama Campos | 1972 |
The Bob Newhart Show | Marina | 1972 |
Sanford and Son | Providencia Fuentes | 1972 |
Glass Houses | Victor and Adele's Housemaid | 1972 |
Columbo | Housekeeper / Mrs. Fernandez | 1971 |
Cannon | Eugenia | 1971 |
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Leonie | 1971 |
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker | Raquel | 1971 |
Josie's Castle | Tijuana Saleslady | 1971 |
Red Sky at Morning | Excilda Montoya | 1971 |
The Brady Bunch | Maria Calderon | 1969 |
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! | Rodriguez Family Member | 1968 |
Lancer | Manuela | 1968 |
Mod Squad | Lupe Lopez | 1968 |
Blue | Cantina Proprietress | 1968 |
Ironside | Isabel | 1967 |
The Flying Nun | Ava Ferone / Woman #3 | 1967 |
The F.B.I. | Juanita | 1965 |
My Three Sons | Senora Romero | 1960 |
The Tall Man | Maria | 1960 |
Bonanza | Maria Theresa Losaro | 1959 |
Border Patrol | Mrs. Cabrano | 1959 |
Colt .45 | Maria Valdez | 1957 |
Dragoon Wells Massacre | 1957 | |
Broken Arrow | Desonaya / Jose's Mother | 1956 |
Santiago | Cuban Woman | 1956 |
The Bottom of the Bottle | Cantina Hostess | 1956 |
Gunsmoke | Engrace Etchahoun | 1955 |
The Sea Chase | Beautician | 1955 |
Soldiers of Fortune | Native Woman | 1955 |
Stories of the Century | Crazy Horse's Wife | 1954 |
Jubilee Trail | Servant Girl | 1954 |
Gun Fury | Second Mexican Girl | 1953 |
The Loretta Young Show | Carmen Portillo | 1953 |
Sombrero | Party Guest | 1953 |
Cavalcade of America | Mrs. Diaz | 1952 |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Senora Lopez | 1951 |
Lux Video Theatre | Maria | 1950 |
Fireside Theatre | Mama Sanchez | 1949 |
He Walked by Night | Miss Montalvo | 1949 |
The Loves of Carmen | Trinket Seller | 1948 |
Honeymoon | Nurse | 1947 |
Carnival in Costa Rica | Carnival Dancer | 1947 |
Yolanda and the Thief | Maid | 1945 |
Mexicana | Modern Girl | 1945 |
Pan-Americana | Miss Guatemala | 1945 |