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huffingtonpost.com - 1/15/2009
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LOS ANGELES — Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88. Montalban's death was announced at a meeting of ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 1/15/2009
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Jonah, I'm with you on Ricardo Montalban. He
was one of a select group of actors who
could redeem almost any nonsense. My memory of the Dynasty spin-off, The Colbys, is that he was cast as a guy called "Zach Powers" but played him as his usual Latin ...
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Re: Ricardo Montalban
latimes.com - 1/14/2009
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latimes.com —
Within the entertainment industry, Montalban was widely respected
for his efforts to create opportunities for Latinos, although
he and others believed that his activism hurt his career. In 1970, he founded the nonprofit Nosotros Foundation to improve ...
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Ricardo Montalban dies at 88; 'Fantasy Island' actor - ...
nytimes.com - 1/14/2009
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nytimes.com —
Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a
star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the
wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's ''Fantasy Island,'' died Wednesday morning at his home, his family said. He was 88.
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Ricardo Montalban, Actor, Dies at 88
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R.I.P. Kahn
Open Left - Front Page —
Ricardo Montalban, aka. Kahn from Star Trek II: Wrath of Kahn, is dead.
Kahn always struck me as a character way before his time - kind of like a sci-fi version of a neoconservative (a neo-Kahn?) with his delusions of galactic power and revenge.
More importantly, Montalban was an important pioneer for Latinos in Hollywood. As the Huffington Post reports, the longtime president of the National Council of La Raza called Montalban "a hero" and noted the actor's contributions to his community, including his role helping found the ALMA Awards, "which honor and encourage ...
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