Sasha Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaʃa monteˈneɣɾo]), born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (Cyrillic: Александра Аћимовић Поповић; 20 January 1946 – 14 February 2024), was a Mexican actress and vedette of Montenegrin Serb descent.
Her stage name is derived from a common Serbo-Croatian diminutive for the name Aleksandra ("Sasha") combined with the Spanish name of her country of origin, which is also a surname ("Montenegro").
She was married to José López Portillo, President of Mexico from 1991 to 2004.
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Early life and career
Montenegro was born in Bari, Kingdom of Italy, on 20 January 1946, to Yugoslav parents Silvija Popović and Živojin Aćimović. Her mother belonged to an aristocratic family from Montenegro, many members of which reportedly died in death camps during the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia. Her father worked for the British Intelligence Service.
Her remaining family moved to Argentina, where she was raised. She later relocated to Mexico as an adult, becoming an actress and making several lucha libre movies with superstar El Santo. Starting in the mid-1970s and through the late 1980s, she obtained roles in several Mexican sex comedies.
Personal life
In the 1984, Montenegro began a relationship with the former President of Mexico, José López Portillo, who was still married to Carmen Romano, with whom he had three children. In 1991, López Portillo obtained a divorce from Romano and he and Montenegro were married in a civil ceremony later that year.
Montenegro and López Portillo had two children, Nabila (born 1985) and Alejandro (born 1987).
Sasha Montenegro died on 14 February 2024, at the age of 78.
Filmography
Films
The End of Silence (2005) as El Convento Rica Dancer
El secuestro de un policía (1991)
La fuerza del odio (1990)
La taquera picante (1990) as Ana Dalia
Ellos trajeron la violencia (1990) as Nora
Dos tipas de cuidado (1989)
Rumbera, caliente (1989)
Sólo para adúlteros (1989)
El pájaro con suelas (1989)
Las guerreras del amor (1989)
Los rateros (1989)
Los plomeros y las ficheras (1988)
Dos machos que ladran no muerden (1988)
Ladrón (1988)
Solicito marido para engañar (1988) as Virginia
El Diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987)
Las traigo muertas (1987)
Ases del contrabando (1987)
Niños sobre pedido (1987)
Noche de Califas (1987)
Huele a gas (1986)
Mientras México duerme (1986)
El hijo de Pedro Navaja (1986) as La Tijuana