Christiane Martel

Christiane Martel

Christiane Martel (born Christiane Magnani on 18 January 1932) is a French actress and beauty queen who became the second woman to win Miss Universe in 1953. Martel was crowned Miss France by outgoing titleholder Claude Godart and represented France at Miss Universe 1953 where she became the second Miss Universe. She was crowned by actress, Julie Adams as Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela of Finland gave up her crown. Martel's runners-up in the 1953 pageant was Myrna Hansen of the USA, followed by delegates of Japan, Mexico, and Australia. Shortly after her reign, Martel embarked on a successful career in international films, appearing in movies such as Yankee Pasha, So This Is Paris, Abajo el Telón, the 1956 version of Corazón salvaje (playing the villain Aimée), Viva el Amor!, Rosa Blanca and her last film to date, 1961's Leoni al Sole.

  • Title: Christiane Martel
  • Popularity: 6.266
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1932-01-18
  • Place of Birth: Piennes, France
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  • Also Known As: Christiane Aleman, Cristina Martel
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Christiane Martel Movies

  • 1956
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    Adam and Eve
    Adam and Eve

    4.1 1956 HD

    Version of the story of Adam and Eve.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Christiane Martel

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  • 1961
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    El Padre Pistolas
    El Padre Pistolas

    5 1961 HD

    Feature on the adventures that develop the most perfect of false priest.

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    Cast: Eulalio González

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  • 1959
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    The Little Savage
    The Little Savage

    5 1959 HD

    The most fearsome pirate in epic deeds and fierce battles. Betrayed and abandoned on an island, discover a fabulous treasure and fight to the death...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Pedro Armendáriz

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  • 1960
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    Póker de reinas
    Póker de reinas

    5 1960 HD

    A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved...

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    Cast: Christiane Martel

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  • 1959
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    Estampida
    Estampida

    5.3 1959 HD

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    Cast: Luis Aguilar

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  • 1958
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    ¡Viva el amor!
    ¡Viva el amor!

    5 1958 HD

    Man wants to dump wife for a new girlfriend; all three end up weekending in Acapulco together along with a gentleman the wife meets enroute, and all...

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    Cast: Silvia Pinal

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  • 1959
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    Señoritas
    Señoritas

    5 1959 HD

    Four young women facing "crises," mostly centered around the crucially-important issue of preserving their virginity in a variety of purity-oath...

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    Cast: Christiane Martel

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  • 1959
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    Yo pecador
    Yo pecador

    5.8 1959 HD

    Biopic of a 1930s operatic tenor who ended up becoming a Franciscan monk and joining the priesthood.

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    Cast: Pedro Geraldo

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  • 1955
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    Drop the Curtain
    Drop the Curtain

    6.8 1955 HD

    Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Cantinflas

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  • 1956
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    Wild Heart
    Wild Heart

    5.6 1956 HD

    On the Caribbean island of Martinique, two half-brothers are involved in the entanglements of a frivolous and calculating young woman.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Martha Roth

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  • 1956
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    Bataclán mexicano
    Bataclán mexicano

    5 1956 HD

    International showgirl engineers a green-card marriage for herself to avoid being deported.

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    Cast: Christiane Martel

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  • 1961
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    The White Rose
    The White Rose

    7 1961 HD

    An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ignacio López Tarso

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  • 1956
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    Una lección de amor
    Una lección de amor

    5 1956 HD

    An older gentleman takes responsibility for molding a young showgirl's career; there seems to be a romantic link between them, but she has lots of...

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    Cast: Christiane Martel

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  • 1954
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    So This Is Paris
    So This Is Paris

    9 1954 HD

    Three sailors on leave head for Paris with one thing on their minds.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Tony Curtis

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  • 1960
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    Impaciencia del corazón
    Impaciencia del corazón

    5.3 1960 HD

    Young army officer gets involved with two sisters; one of them's a chronic invalid and her family has protected and sheltered her from all possible...

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    Cast: Armando Silvestre

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  • 1954
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    Yankee Pasha
    Yankee Pasha

    4 1954 HD

    Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Jeff Chandler

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  • 1961
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    Juana Gallo
    Juana Gallo

    6.5 1961 HD

    Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: María Félix

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  • 1960
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    Infierno de almas
    Infierno de almas

    5 1960 HD

    Mauricio flees from the police and takes refuge in the apartment of Ivonne, who gives him blood to save his life. Carlos the policeman who is in love...

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    Cast: Christiane Martel

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  • 1959
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    Tipi da spiaggia
    Tipi da spiaggia

    6 1959 HD

    Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian beach resort willing to marry Barbara a famous...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ugo Tognazzi

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  • 1958
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    El cine mexicano de fiesta
    El cine mexicano de fiesta

    1 1958 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: María Félix

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  • 1961
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    Leoni al sole
    Leoni al sole

    5.2 1961 HD

    The endless summer of a group of thirty-something neapolitans at Positano.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Vittorio Caprioli

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