Alma Beltran


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.

Death

Beltran died in Northridge, California, in on June 9, 2007, aged 87, due to natural causes. She was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1945Pan-AmericanaMiss GuatelmalaUncredited
1945MexicanaModern Girl
1945Yolanda and the ThiefMaidUncredited
1947HoneymoonMaidUncredited
1947Carnival In Costa RicaBit partUncredited
1948The Loves of CarmenTrinket SellerUncredited
1948He Walked by NightMiss Montvalo
Uncredited
1953SomberoParty GuestUncredited
1953Gun Fury2nd Mexican girlUncredited
1954Jubilee TrailServant girlUncredited
1955The Sea ChaseBeauticianUncredited
1956The Bottom of the BottleCantina HostessUncredited
1956SantiagoCuban WomanUncredited
1957Dragoon Wells MassacreStation Agent's wife
1968BlueCantina Proprietess
1971Red Sky at MorningExcilda Montoya
1971Josie's CastleTijuana Saleslady
1971The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerRaquel
1972
1972They Only Kill Their MastersRosa
1974The Parallax ViewJoy Holder
1975A Woman for All MenAnita
1976Marathon ManLaundress
1977Another Man, Another ChanceMexican WidowUncredited
1978House CallsGina
1980Herbie Goes BananasGeneral's Wife
1980Oh, God! Book IIRosa, Paula's Housekeeper
1981Zoot SuitLowrider's Mother
1985Into the NightCleaning woman
1986Nobody's FoolJennieva
1987Love Among ThievesAirline ClerkTV movie
1989Trust MeImelda
1989Immediate FamilySpanish woman
1990Angel TownNeighbor's Wife
1990GhostWoman Ghost
1994Night FireMaria
2000LuminariasMary
2002Buying the CowHispanic woman