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Movita (Maria Luisa Castaneda) was born on 12 April, 1916 in Nogales, Arizona, USA, is an actress,soundtrack. Discover Movita's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 99 years old?

Popular As Maria Luisa Castaneda
Occupation actress,soundtrack
Age 99 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 12 April 1916
Birthday 12 April
Birthplace Nogales, Arizona, USA
Date of death 12 February, 2015
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Movita Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Movita's Husband?

Her husband is Marlon Brando (4 June 1960 - 1962) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Jack Doyle (1939 - 1944) ( divorced)

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Husband Marlon Brando (4 June 1960 - 1962) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Jack Doyle (1939 - 1944) ( divorced)
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Movita Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Movita worth at the age of 99 years old? Movita’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Movita's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actress

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1930

She continued playing exotic women in American and Spanish language films in the 1930s, most notably as a Tahitian girl, Tehanni in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) alongside Clark Gable and Franchot Tone.

1933

Movita Castaneda was an American actress best known for having been the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. She was eight years older than Brando. In films, she played exotic women/singers, such as in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), of which she was the last surviving cast member. She is the mother of Miko Castaneda Brando and Rebecca Brando Kotlizky. Movita was born in Nogales, Arizona, on a train travelling between Mexico and Arizona.

Movita began her acting career singing the Carioca to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire's first dance number in the first film in which the famous duo appeared together, Flying Down to Rio (1933).

1935

She played Tehani in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) while her second husband Marlon Brando played Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).

1939

Married Irish prizefighter Jack Doyle in 1939. Doyle was also a tenor, known as "the Irish thrush". He performed with Movita at European cabarets and for some time they owned a London nightclub called the 'Swizzle Stick'.

1950

After appearing in a few more minor westerns and a few television parts, she met the actor Marlon Brando in the late 1950s, after his breakup with Anna Kashfi.

1960

They married in 1960, and they had two children.

1962

Brando played the role of Fletcher Christian in the 1962 remake of the 1935 film in which Movita had played a Tahitian girl, Tehanni. Brando then married his co-star Tarita Teriipaia.

2015

Castaneda died on February 12, 2015 at the age of 98.