Movita
Birth Name:
Maria Luisa Castaneda
Birth Place:
Nogales, Arizona, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Was the second wife of Marlon Brando and had two children with him, Miko and Rebecca
- Started out as a singer and dancer and performed with the Mexican duo Rosita and Moreno before she was signed to RKO by producer Pandro Berman in 1933 to sing in "Flying Down to Rio․"
- Best known as an actress who appeared in films like "Flying Down to Rio" and "Mutiny on the Bounty․"
- Got the name "Movita" from MGM executives who thought it sounded Polynesian
- Her marriage to Marlon Brando ended after Brando met Tarita Teri'ipaia, who would become his third wife, on the set of the 1962 remake of "Mutiny on the Bounty․"