The Resume

(June 6, 1912-September 7, 1951)
Died in Paris, France
Birth name is Maria Africa Vidal de Santo Silas
Nicknamed 'The Caribbean Cyclone' and 'The Queen of Technicolor'
Appeared in 'Invisible Woman (1940),' 'That Night In Rio (1941),' and 'Siren of Atlantis (1949)'
Died of suspected heart attack at 39

Why she might be annoying:

She had a long birth name.
She was the second of ten kids.
Her birth year was listed as either 1912, 1917 or 1919.
She couldn't sing, dance or act but got famous solely on beauty.
She was divorced.
She was typecast as the hot Latina spitfire.
When her Hollywood career faltered, she moved to Europe with her second husband, actor Jean-Pierre Aumont.

Why she might not be annoying:

She learned English from listening to American songs and reading American magazines.
She took the stage name 'Montez' in tribute to dancer Lola Montez.
The airport in her hometown was named in her honor (1997).
She drowned in her bathtub, succumbing to a heart attack.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2023 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 67)
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 02]
• Dominicans
• Double M Initials
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Hot Latinas
• I Died by Drowning
• I Died in 1951 (Ranked: 39)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 39)
• I Died While Bathing
• I Portrayed a Queen
• I'm Buried at Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16449)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 109 Votes: 32.11% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 90 Votes: 54.44% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 236 Votes: 63.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 180 Votes: 42.22% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 45.65% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 159 Votes: 46.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 111 Votes: 29.73% Annoying