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Míriam Colón Valle was a Puerto Rican actress. Colón was the founder and director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City. Beginning her career in the early 1950s, Colón started performing on Broadway, later moving into television. Known for appearances on various television shows from the 1960s through the 2010s, Colón was perhaps best known for her role as Mama Montana in the 1983 crime film Scarface. In 2014, Colón received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama. Colón died of complications from a pulmonary infection on March 3, 2017, at the age of 80.
Birth Name
Miriam Colon Valle
Born
Thursday, 20 August 1936
Died
Friday, 03 March 2017
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Unhallowed | Bruja | 2020 |
| The Girl Is in Trouble | Grandma | 2015 |
| Better Call Saul | Abuelita | 2015 |
| Top Five | Chelsea's Grandmother | 2014 |
| Bless Me, Ultima | Ultima | 2013 |
| Foreverland | Esperanza | 2011 |
| Gun Hill Road | Gloria | 2011 |
| How to Make It in America | Cam's Grandma | 2010 |
| Hawthorne | Mama Renata | 2009 |
| Goal! III | Mercedes | 2009 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Unhallowed | Bruja | 2020 |
| The Girl Is in Trouble | Grandma | 2015 |
| Better Call Saul | Abuelita | 2015 |
| Top Five | Chelsea's Grandmother | 2014 |
| Bless Me, Ultima | Ultima | 2013 |
| Foreverland | Esperanza | 2011 |
| Gun Hill Road | Gloria | 2011 |
| How to Make It in America | Cam's Grandma | 2010 |
| Hawthorne | Mama Renata | 2009 |
| Goal! III | Mercedes | 2009 |
| The Cry | Gloria the Curandera | 2007 |
| Goal II: Living the Dream | Mercedes | 2007 |
| Goal! The Dream Begins | Mercedes | 2005 |
| Jonny Zero | Lupe | 2005 |
| Almost a Woman | Tata | 2002 |
| The Blue Diner | Meche | 2001 |
| All the Pretty Horses | Doña Alfonsa / Alfonsa | 2000 |
| For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Cirita Sandoval | 2000 |
| Third Watch | Theresa Caffey | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Yolanda | 1999 |
| Gloria | Maria | 1999 |
| Mistrial | Mrs. Cruz | 1996 |
| Cosby | Lillian | 1996 |
| Oedipo alcalde | Deyanira | 1996 |
| Lone Star | Mercedes Cruz | 1996 |
| Sabrina | Rosa | 1995 |
| Streets of Laredo | Estrella | 1995 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Vanessa Barelli | 1994 |
| The House of the Spirits | Nana | 1993 |
| House of the Spirits | Nana | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Valeria Santiago | 1993 |
| City of Hope | Mrs. Ramirez | 1991 |
| Lightning Field | Dolores' mother | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Mrs. Anna Rivers | 1990 |
| Kay O'Brien | Mrs. Amaro | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Gaby Sifuentes | 1986 |
| Lady Blue | Dona Maria | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Consuella Montejano | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Anna Martinez | 1984 |
| Best Kept Secrets | Ina Dietz | 1984 |
| Scarface | Mama Montana | 1983 |
| Back Roads | Angel | 1981 |
| A Life of Sin | Isabel | 1979 |
| Bad Men of the West | Eva Talbot | 1978 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Yolanda | 1972 |
| The Possession of Joel Delaney | Veronica | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Carlotta | 1972 |
| They Call It Murder | Anita Nogales | 1971 |
| The Desperate Mission | Claudina, Otilia's Servant / Claudina | 1969 |
| The High Chaparral | Trinidad | 1967 |
| N.Y.P.D. | Teresa | 1967 |
| The Appaloosa | Ana | 1966 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Theresa | 1965 |
| Slattery's People | Elena Delgado | 1964 |
| The Great Adventure | Sarah Crow | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Mercedes Anza | 1963 |
| Thunder Island | Anita Chavez | 1963 |
| Harbor Lights | Gina Rosario | 1963 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Maria Marissa | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Eva Talbot | 1962 |
| The Outsider | Anita Goode | 1961 |
| The New Breed | Dolores Madero | 1961 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Maria | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Eva Rosario | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Luz | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Pila / Rani Stewart | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Marina | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Carmella Lopez | 1961 |
| Battle at Bloody Beach | Nahni | 1961 |
| One-Eyed Jacks | Red / Redhead | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Sophia Madrenas | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Angelita Sanchez | 1960 |
| Assignment: Underwater | Elena | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Aloka | 1960 |
| Johnny Midnight | Rita Olivera | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Rea | 1959 |
| Laramie | Winema | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Cita | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Anita Lavez | 1959 |
| Johnny Staccato | Mariana Vidella | 1959 |
| Markham | Esperanza | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Alma Rodriguez | 1959 |
| Lux Playhouse | Mrs. Flores | 1958 |
| Bronco | Abrana | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Maria DeCara | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Mrs. Gomez | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Morgiana / Nanay | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Tarano | 1958 |
| Decoy | Maria Tristeza | 1957 |
| Captain David Grief | Milliami Povookey | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Maria Carrega | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Punya | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Rita | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Carlotta / Dolores | 1956 |
| Crowded Paradise | 1956 | |
| The Edge of Night | Dr. Santos | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Francesca | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lolla | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Paulette Duvalier / Amelita Avila / Kisla / Mignon Anderson / Mora / Shona / The Woman | 1955 |
| Guiding Light | Maria Santos | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Maria | 1952 |
| Los peloteros | Lolita | 1951 |
| The Big Story | Esperanza Martinez | 1949 |
| Studio One | Rosie / Mrs. Talavera | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Audience Bow | 1948 |
