| Alma Beltran | |
| Birth Name: | Alma Leonor Beltran |
| Birth Place: | Cananea, Sonora, Mexico |
| Death Place: | Northridge, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1945 - 2002 |
Alma Leonor Beltran (August 22, 1919 – June 9, 2007) was a Mexican-American film, stage and television actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1945 and 2002.[1] 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.[2]
Beltran died in Northridge, California, on June 9, 2007, aged 87, due to natural causes. She was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.[1]
| +Film credits[3] | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Pan-Americana | Miss Guatelmala | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Mexicana | Modern Girl | ||
| 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief | Maid | Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Honeymoon | Maid | Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Carnival In Costa Rica | Bit part | Uncredited | |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Trinket Seller | Uncredited | |
| 1948 | He Walked by Night | Miss Montvalo (Liquor Store proprietor) | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Sombero | Party Guest | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Gun Fury | 2nd Mexican girl | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail | Servant girl | Uncredited | |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | Beautician | Uncredited | |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the Bottle | Cantina Hostess | Uncredited | |
| 1956 | Santiago | Cuban Woman | Uncredited | |
| 1957 | Dragoon Wells Massacre | Station Agent's wife | ||
| 1968 | Blue | Cantina Proprietess | ||
| 1971 | Red Sky at Morning | Excilda Montoya | ||
| 1971 | Josie's Castle | Tijuana Saleslady | ||
| 1971 | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker | Raquel | ||
| 1972 | ||||
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters | Rosa | ||
| 1974 | The Parallax View | Joy Holder | ||
| 1975 | A Woman for All Men | Anita | ||
| 1976 | Marathon Man | Laundress | ||
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | Mexican Widow | Uncredited | |
| 1978 | House Calls | Gina | ||
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | General's Wife | ||
| 1980 | Oh, God! Book II | Rosa, Paula's Housekeeper | ||
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | Lowrider's Mother | ||
| 1985 | Into the Night | Cleaning woman | ||
| 1986 | Nobody's Fool | Jennieva | ||
| 1987 | Love Among Thieves | Airline Clerk | TV movie | |
| 1989 | Trust Me | Imelda | ||
| 1989 | Immediate Family | Spanish woman | ||
| 1990 | Angel Town | Neighbor's Wife | ||
| 1990 | Ghost | Woman Ghost | ||
| 1994 | Night Fire | Maria | ||
| 2000 | Luminarias | Mary | ||
| 2002 | Buying the Cow | Hispanic woman | (final film role) |