Home/Alma Beltran
Alma Beltran
Deceased

How Did Alma Beltran Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87
Also known asAlma Leonor Martinez BeltranGenderFemaleNationalityMexicoBorn22/08/1919Born inCananea Sonora, MexicoDied09/06/2007 (aged 87)Died inNorthridgeCausediseaseWikidataQ1726689 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#3434 ↗

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.

Read full Wikipedia article ↗

Filmography43 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1998The Wild ThornberrysSeriesRosario Vega (voice)79
1997The Tony Danza ShowSeriesOld Aunt78
1994Night FireMovieMaria75
1990Beverly Hills, 90210SeriesCelia Vasquez71
1990GhostMovieWoman Ghost71
1990Shades of L.A.Series—71
1989Manhunt: Search for the Night StalkerMovieLupe Ybarra70
1989Immediate FamilyMovieSpanish Woman70
1989Trust MeMovieImelda70
1987Love Among ThievesMovieAirline Clerk68
1986Nobody's FoolMovieJennieva67
1986A Desperate ExitMovieJed's Neighbor67
1985Into the NightMovieCleaning Woman66
1985PerfectMovieGrieving Woman66
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesRosa65
1983The A-TeamSeriesMaid64
1982St. ElsewhereSeriesNurse Vela63
1982T. J. HookerSeriesDelores Mendez63
1982HotelSeriesMrs. Cruz63
1980Herbie Goes BananasMovieGeneral's Wife61
1980Oh, God! Book IIMovieRosa, Paula's Housekeeper61
1979Knots LandingSeriesAna60
1978The DeerslayerMovie—59
1977Another Man, Another ChanceMovieMexican Widow (uncredited)58
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightMovieMaria58
1976Marathon ManMovieLaundress57
1975A Woman for All MenMovieAnita56
1975The JeffersonsSeriesWoman Pickiter #256
1974The Parallax ViewMovieJoy Holder55
1974Candy Stripe NursesMovieMarket Lady55
1973KojakSeriesMrs. Contreras54
1972They Only Kill Their MastersMovieRosa53
1972The Bob Newhart ShowSeriesMarina53
1971ColumboSeriesMrs. Fernandez52
1971The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerMovieRaquel52
1957Dragoon Wells MassacreMovieStation agent's wife38
1957Colt .45SeriesMaria Valdez38
1955GunsmokeSeriesEngrace Etchahoun36
1953SombreroMovieParty Guest (uncredited)34
1953Gun FuryMovie—34
1949He Walked by NightMovieMiss Montalvo (uncredited)30
1945Yolanda and the ThiefMovie—26
1945MexicanaMovieModern Girl26