A fascinating look at the life of trailblazing Hollywood icon Sara Montiel, widely considered Spain's first international star.
Episode 1
Fried Eggs
In the 1950s, Spanish actress Sara Montiel takes on Hollywood, finding fame as her country's first international star.
Episode 2
I Smoke a Cigar
Sara's unconventional personal life sparks controversy in conservative Spanish society when she chooses to adopt two children. In the 1980s, Sara helps forge a more sexually liberated Spain through her work on stage and screen.
Episode 3
But What Invention Is This?
In the 1990s and 2000s, Sara reinvents herself as a pop star, but her marriage to a younger fan draws criticism from the tabloids and her children.
Sara Montiel
Self (archive footage)
Boris Izaguirre
Self
Norma Duval
Loles León
Bibiana Fernández
Lorena Vázquez
Pedro Víllora
Alaska
Chelo García-Cortés
José Bono
Beatriz Cortázar
Luis Fernández Carrasco
2023 · ★ 7.5
2022 · ★ 6.7
2022 · ★ 7.0
2026 · ★ 7.7
2026 · ★ 7.5
2024 · ★ 8.3
2026 · ★ 8.7
2021 · ★ 7.6
2018 · ★ 6.4
2018 · ★ 7.3
2023 · ★ 7.8
2017 · ★ 8.2
2020 · ★ 7.0
2020 · ★ 7.1
2019 · ★ 7.3
2023 · ★ 7.9
2025 · ★ 7.9
2018 · ★ 6.5
2019 · ★ 8.2
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