#Isidoro Rafael Gracia Vidal

[tina-aumont]

Various close-ups from Maria and younger sister Consuelo pictured, according to Margarita Vicens, in 1934. If the date given is correct (which I assume it is), Maria would be 22, and her sister Consuelo (according to Maria, she was born in 1925) would be 9 years old!! which is clearly impossible!! I think Consuelo is a teenager here.

It's interesting to note that in Margarita Vicens book "María Montez, Su vida", the sibligs are listed as follows:

Isidoro Rafael - the firstborn

María África

Aquilino Mario

Joaquín David

Ada

Consuelo

Luz

Luis Antonio

Jaime Enrique

Teresita

In Antonio Pérez Arnay's book "María Montez La Reina del Technicolor", the siblings are listed as it follows:

Isidoro Rafael (3rd April, 1911)

María África (6th June 1912)

Aquilino Mario (14th May 1914)

Joaquín David (26th August 1915)

Ada

Consuelo

Luz

Luis Antonio (10th June 1923)

Jaime Enrique (24th August 1925)

Teresita (1932)

So Ada, Consuelo and Luz have no birthdates in neither of these two books.

Jaime is listed he was born in 1925 in Antonio Perez Arnay's book while Margarita says in her book that Jaime passed away in 1979 aged 51, that would meant he was born in 1927 or 1928, so the date given in the book doesn't fit, but if you go to GENI Family tree site, you'll find he was born the 28th September 1927 and I do really believe this is the correct date of his birthday since the person who admins his profile at this website is surnamed Pombrol, and The Pombrols are distant cousins from The Gracias.

With Teresita we have a similar "problem", in Antonio's book it's written she was born in 1932 but she passed away in January 2023 aged 93, so it's very probably she was born in 1929 rather in 1930.

About Lucita, we have a similar problem... in Margarita Vicens book it says she passed away in 1979 due to a cancer, but there is no information about her birth date, I've read in some sources that she was born in 1929. If you look at her pictures, she looks very young, even younger than her sister Teresita!! but we all know and agree that Teresita is the youngest one, so it's very likely that Lucita was born in 1926.

Now here it comes very interesting information about Adita. According to GENI, Adita was born the 24th December 1924, in 1946 she was 22 years old (that's a fact) and she was married twice! She got married the 11th May 1957 with Otto R. Nemeth, when she was 32 years old. When she passed away, the 8th February 1993, she was Ada Teresa Thomas. It's not known if she had any children.

So as you can see, Consuelo couldn't be born in 1925, my guessing is that she was born circa 1917, so in that photo she was 17 years old. That would make so much sense.

So the updated list would be as follows:

Isidoro Rafael (3rd April, 1911)

María África (6th June 1912)

Aquilino Mario (14th May 1914)

Joaquín David (26th August 1915)

Consuelo (1917 ?)

Luis Antonio (10th June 1923)

Ada Teresa (24th December 1924)

Luz (1926 ?)

Jaime Enrique (28th September 1927)

Teresita (1929 ?)

My dream is to find the Gracia Vidal siblings birthdates, so if there is someone from Barahona here and can access the birth certificates or the baptism registries, your help will be much welcomed, appreciated and credited, of course!!

Remember that this site is made from love and respect and if I would like to have their birthdates is because I want to honour them for their birthday.

Thank you so much!!

Eleni xoxoxo

María África Gracia Vidal (on screen she will became Maria Montez) pictured with her younger sister Consuelo in Barahona, Dominican Republic in 1934.

This photo comes from Pinterest but it has been printed in Margarita Vicens book "María Montez, Su vida - edición especial del Centenario" (Dirección General de Cine de la República Dominicana, 2012.

[tina-aumont]

Gabinete Telegráfico. Ministerio de la Gobernación. Madrid. España

18 de noviembre de 1945.

Mi querido primo Armando.

Hace días estoy por contestarte tu afectuosa carta, pero he estado tan sumamente ocupada terminando a la carrera mi último film «Tánger» antes que el «peligro de expansión» (debido al bebé que estoy esperando en Febrero) sea más obvio, y cuando regresaba a casa estaba tan fatigada que todo lo que podía hacer era comer y dormir. Pero a Dios gracias, terminé el film ayer y estoy libre ahora para descansar y escribir a mi familia y amigos y preparar la mursey para el baby.

Naturalmente Jean Pierre y yo estamos extáticos con el bendito evento. Lamento decirte que tu carta de Canarias no ha llegado, tal vez se perdió, así que dame otra vez la información que en ella me dabas, tengo al respecto una enorme curiosidad.

Estos son los nombres de mis hermanos y fecha de nacimiento:

Isidoro Rafael Gracia y Vidal, 3 de abril de 1911.

Aquilino Mario Gracia y Vidal, Mayo 14 1914.

Joaquín David Gracia y Vidal, Agosto 26 1915.

Luis Antonio Gracia y Vidal, Junio 10 1923.

Jaime Enrique Gracia y Vidal, Agosto 24 1925.

Nacidos en Barahona- Republica Dominicana.

Nombre de mi mamá: María Teresa Vidal y de Santos Silas.

No dejes de mandarme una copia del árbol genealógico, y toda la información respecto a la familia Gracia.

¡Qué viaje tan bonito te distes de vacaciones!

Mi hermano Aquilino, que es un chico muy bien, se casará en diciembre con una chica andaluza llamada Mary […] de Haro, muy graciosa y llena de chispa, y después ellos van a venir a buscar trabajo y fortuna en Norte América y le deja el negocio de la familia a Isidoro y Joaquín. Jaime y Luis están en la Universidad estudiando. Yo tengo intensiones de mandar a mamá a España a fines del año entrante cosa de que Jaime, Luis y Teresita (la más pequeña de nosotros y una preciosa chiquilla) tengan una buena oportunidad de estudiar en una gran Universidad española. ¿Es la vida muy cara allá en Madrid? ¿Cómo es Zaragoza, hay buena Universidad allá?

Te agradecería infinito si me das detalles al respecto —cuánto cuesta al mes en Madrid o Zaragoza un apartamento chico o una casa bien de alquiler, y qué tal es la vida por allá, adónde está la mejor Universidad y qué clase de clima se goza.

No te olvides en tu próxima de darme las direcciones de mi familia de Canarias, me gustaría escribirles unas carticas y dame detalles de cuántos quedan, si están casados, o solteros […].

Te diré que Adita, Consuelo y Lucita son unas holgazanas de mil diablos, así que perdónalas si no te escriben, ellas son unas corresponsales pésimas, pero te quieren y recuerdan siempre con sincero afecto.

Lo que me dices de mi popularidad en España me halaga mucho y me hace feliz.

Naturalmente yo estoy imposibilitada de viajar por un tiempo, pero después de febrero tomaré unas vacaciones e iré a Europa más cuando Jean Pierre regresará a Francia a filmar una película en francés, esto si Dios y la Metro […] (el trabajo para la M. G. M.) así […] que entonces te veré.

Mi suegro no llegó a Madrid por eso no te llamó.

Mi esposo acaba de terminar un film con Ginger Rogers llamado «Latido del Corazón» (Hearbeat) y comienza en diciembre un film en tecnicolor sobre la vida de Rimsky Korsakov, lo cual lo tiene muy contento.

¿Quiénes son ahora los novelistas de moda en España? Los mejores libros? Dime, pues aquí nada se oye al respecto, y me gustaría saberlo.

El primo Aquilino está lo más tristón, tengo entendido; como sabes, se casó con una dominicana (no de alto rasgo social […]) y la chica se le volvió loca al dar a luz, ¡el pobre!

¿Qué te cuentas de nuevo?

Yo acabo de firmar un magnífico contrato con la Universal por siete años con todas las cláusulas que yo quería, lo cual es una buena noticia, ¿eh?

A mí me gusta mucho mi último film «Tánger»; en ella soy una madrileña y bailarina, es una película moderna y de intriga […], y en ella tengo trajes preciosos […]; mis galanes son Robert Paige y Preston Foster. No te olvides mandarme todos los detalles respecto a nuestro abolengo. Cariñosos recuerdos a Isidoro —las muchachas te saludan y lo mismo Jean Pierre.

Cariñosamente,

María.

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Telegraph Cabinet. Ministry of the Interior. Madrid. Spain

November 18, 1945.

My dear cousin Armando.

I've been about to answer your affectionate letter for days, but I've been so extremely busy rushing to finish my latest film "Tangier" before the "danger of expansion" (due to the baby I'm expecting in February) becomes more obvious, and when I got home I was so tired that all I could do was eat and sleep. But thank God, I finished the film yesterday and I'm free now to rest and write to my family and friends and prepare the mursey for the baby.

Naturally Jean Pierre and I are ecstatic with the blessed event. I'm sorry to tell you that your letter from the Canary Islands has not arrived, perhaps it was lost, so give me the information you gave me again, I am extremely curious about it.

These are my siblings' names and date of birth:

Isidoro Rafael Gracia y Vidal, April 3, 1911.

Aquilino Mario Gracia y Vidal, May 14, 1914.

Joaquín David Gracia y Vidal, August 26, 1915.

Luis Antonio Gracia y Vidal, June 10, 1923.

Jaime Enrique Gracia y Vidal, August 24, 1925.

Born in Barahona- Dominican Republic.

My mother's name: María Teresa Vidal y de Santos Silas.

Be sure to send me a copy of the family tree, and all the information regarding the Gracia family.

What a beautiful vacation trip you took!

My brother Aquilino, who is a very good boy, will marry in December an Andalusian girl named Mary […] de Haro, very funny and full of spark, and then they are going to come to look for work and fortune in North America and he leaves the family business to Isidoro and Joaquín. Jaime and Luis are at the University studying. I have intentions of sending mom to Spain at the end of next year so that Jaime, Luis and Teresita (the youngest of us and a beautiful little girl) have a good opportunity to study at a great Spanish University. Is life very expensive there in Madrid? What is Zaragoza like, is there a good university there?

I would be extremely grateful if you could give me details about it—how much a small apartment or a good rental house costs per month in Madrid or Zaragoza, and what life is like there, where the best university is and what kind of climate is there.

Don't forget to give me the addresses of my family in the Canary Islands next time, I would like to write them some letters and give me details of how many are left, if they are married, or single […].

I will tell you that Adita, Consuelo and Lucita are lazy as hell, so forgive them if they don't write to you, they are terrible correspondents, but they love you and always remember you with sincere affection.

What you tell me about my popularity in Spain flatters me a lot and makes me happy.

Naturally I am unable to travel for a while, but after February I will take a vacation and go to Europe more when Jean Pierre will return to France to film a film in French, this is if God and the Metro […] (the work for the M. G. M. ) so […] then I'll see you.

My father-in-law did not arrive in Madrid that is why he did not call you.

My husband just finished a film with Ginger Rogers called "Hearbeat" and is starting a Technicolor film on the life of Rimsky Korsakov in December, which makes him very happy.

Who are the fashionable novelists in Spain now? The best books? Tell me, because here nothing is heard about it, and I would like to know.

Cousin Aquilino is really sad, I understand; As you know, he married a Dominican woman (not of high social character […]) and the girl went crazy when she gave birth, poor thing!

What news have you got?

I just signed a magnificent contract with Universal for seven years with all the clauses I wanted, which is good news, right?

I really like my last film “Tangier”; In it I am a Madrid native and a dancer, it is a modern and intriguing film […], and in it I have beautiful costumes […]; My boyfriends are Robert Paige and Preston Foster. Don't forget to send me all the details regarding our ancestry. Fond regards to Isidoro—the girls greet you and so does Jean Pierre.

Lovingly,

Maria.

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This transcription is possible thanks to @74paris who sent me a document called “Los orígenes turolenses y canarios de la actriz de Hollywood María Montez” written by María Victória Hernández Pérez, courtesy of Cabildo de la Palma.

Now I have some comments to do...

Maria Montez writes her mum's name as "María Teresa Vidal y de Santos Silas", this fact makes more difficult to trace María Montez mother's family line and even in some biographies María Montez name is wrong listed. Maria's mum real name was Regla María Teresa Vidal Recio.

Now, according to Tom Zimmerman, in his book “The Queen of Technicolor. Maria Montez in Hollywood”:

I've never heard that Regla María Teresa Vidal Recio had Dutch roots, as far as I know she was creole, but nothing else can be found, even if you look at her family tree nothing is known about her ancestors... but why Maria lied about her mums surnames and always told she was so pround of her father being Spanish? I think she wanted to protect her mother from fame, paparazzis? who knows ... she kept that secret with her...

The other striking information is that Maria Montez doesn't give the correct birthdate of her youngest brother Jaime Enrique. Little is known about him as the films were he is supposed to work are really hard to find and checking his passing date and age, the date her sister Maria gave doesn't fit. It's a very known fact that she changed her birthday in all her Hollywood contracts just to make everybody think she was younger - this was a normal thing to do in the 40s just to get a nice contract - and for the same reason, I guess she doesn't give to her close-cousin the birth dates of her sisters, but lying to him about the birth of her youngest brother seemed very strange to me, although it seems she did it deliberately.

Well, I hope little by little we will find more information about the Gracia Family and their ancestors.

[tina-aumont]

Hola, sabes si las hermanas de María Montez tienen descendencia? Alguna similar a Tina? Es una pena que de la línea María Montez no tenga descendientes algunos.

Hola, muchas gracias por tu interesante pregunta.

Las hermanas de María Montez son:

De izquierda a derecha: Consuelo, Ada y Luz, Maria se encuentra en el centro de la foto, detrás de su hermana Ada. Teresa no se encuentra en la foto.

Te pongo a forma de resumen las hermanas y hermanos de María y su descendencia (primas y primos de Tina):

Isidoro Rafael: Casado, tuvo una única hija llamada María Montez Gracia Fiallo (conocida cómo María Montez II).  

Aquilino Mario: Casado, almenos tuvo una hija, María Isabel Gracia, y un nieto y una nieta llamada Dominic Fuentes Gracia.

Joaquin David: Casado, almenos tuvo una hija, María Teresa Gracia Román.

Ada (Adita): No se sabe si tuvo descendencia ni si estuvo casada, aunque probablemente no.

Consuelo (Julia Andre): Casada, tuvo cinco hijos: Ken, William Joaquín, Jimmy y Cristina.

Luz (Lucita): Casada, tuvo tres hijos varones: Yves, Jean-Pierre y Marco y una nieta, Céline Leleu.

Luis Antonio: Casado, almenos tuvo una hija, Jaqueline Gracia.

Jaime Enrique: Casado, tuvo un único hijo, Jimmy.

Teresa (Teresita): Casada, tuvo una única hija llamada Raïna París.

Para más información:

Descendencia de María Teresa Vidal de Santo Silas

Sitio de María Montez

Las hermanas de María Montez

María Montez II

Sobrefotos - María Montez, la Reina del tecnicolor

Esto es todo lo que he encontrado por ahora, pero si sale nueva información lo iré actualizando.

Así la respuesta a tu pregunta sería que Tina Aumont tenía seis primas, tres de ellas fueron/son Famosas/conocidas:

María Montez II: se hizo muy famosa de pequeña en la televisión Dominicana, viajó a España y también triunfó en cine y sobre todo en televisión, hizo mucho teatro en Francia e Inglaterra. Dejó su profesión cuando nació su hija con Síndrome de Down. (ver más)

María Isabel Gracia: fue modelo publicitaria y actriz de cine y teatro que trabajó principalmente en Puerto Rico y Chile; creo que también trabajó detrás de las cámaras. (ver más)

Raïna Paris: Ha trabajado en el séptimo arte (actriz de cine y teatro, coproductora, directora de documentales... ) también es escritora, poetisa, hace lecturas de las cartas del tarot, realiza talleres de crecimiento personal/espiritual/del alma y es psicóloga. (ver más)

María Teresa Gracia Román.

Cristina Carter Gracia.

Jaqueline Gracia.

A día de hoy se sabe que toda la família Gracia es una família que está muy unida. Dominic Fuentes Gracia, en este video explica que las primas Gracia se ven una vez al año, y también es cierto que la família Gracia está muy unida a la família Aumont y a la família Villiers, se tratan todos con respeto, cordialidad y son muy cercanos los unos a los otros.

Así que es bonito confirmar que María dejó un legado de amor ya que su descendencia está muy unida como ella lo estuviera de sus hermanos y hermanas.

Mil gracias a @74paris por alguna información dada y por el vídeo.

Muchísimas gracias por tu pregunta, me ha hecho investigar un poco más sobre la maravillosa família de María Montez y eso es siempre bonito y bienvenido :)

Eleni xoxoxo

[tina-aumont]

Family Tree news!

Thanks to FamilySearch.org we have a great update on this family tree. Unless stated, all the updates and people added in this tree, come from this site.

Added:

Anni Samolons: Added her family tree.

Alexandre Abraham Salomons: Added his family tree.

David Vidal Arias: Added his family tree.

Justa Recio Sánchez: Added her parents.

Luís Antonio Gracia Vidal: Added his wife's name (Rosa Mignón Pérez Figuereo), added two more girls they had together and their birthdates, sadly their first babygirl didn't survive at birth...

Adita Gracia Vidal: Added her husband, she married twice: she married Otto R. Nemeth (on 11th May 1957 then divorced), and married Mr. Thomas (in or before July 1974, until her passing in 1993). Unknown if she had any children.

Updated:

Isidoro Rafael Gracia Vidal passing date.

Joaquín David Gracia Vidal passing date.

Consuelo Gracia Vidal birthdate.

Kenneth Carter birth and passing dates.

Lucita Gracia Vidal birthdate.

Jean Roy birth and passing dates, thanks to this site.

Jaime Gracia Vidal birth and passing dates.

Teresita Montez birthdate.

Raïna Paris birthdate.

And just one incredible thing I want to show you...

This is how Tina's family tree looked the 1st of May 2023, when I started doing...

And this is how it looks today, one year, one month and 19 days later: 20th June 2024!!! It has grown really fast!!

Thank you so so much for all your love and support, for all your help with all the contributions that have made possible this big growth in Tina's family Tree!!

I want to give a special thanks to @shannendoherty-fans who sent me this link where there's really useful information about Jean Roy, moltes gràcies!!

I have to add Orbito and Gaudencio Gracia who where two kids Isidoro Gracia had from another woman, and also "Toño", another little boy who got orphan; Isidoro and Maria Regla adopted all of them as their own.

Tina Aumont's Family Tree

Sources:

Jean-Pierre Aumont family tree (you can go up to 1787)

Árbol Genealógico de Isidoro Gracia García (you can go up to 1465!)

Regla María Teresa Vidal at Geni, at Familysearch and at Ancestry.

Dos Actrices Internacionales descendientes de un Luño (Plenas Zaragoza 14.12.2016)

"De María África a María Montez, un mito en Technicolor" documentary directed by Jesús Reyes Mota, 2014.

La Exposición de María Montez viaja a Gran Canaria (El Apurón, 21.11.2013)

Personalidades Garafianas (12.2012)

Los orígenes turolenses y canarios de la actriz de Hollywood María Montez by María Victoria Hernández Pérez. Cabildo de la Palma, 2012.

"María: Montez Su Vida", edición especial del Centenario, book written by Margarita Vicens de Morales, Dirección General de Cine de la República Dominicana, 2012.

"Enrique Meneses, un flash" article in Spanish from Orsay magazine wriiten by José Luís Perdomo, 2011.

Los Orígenes palmeros de la actriz María Montez (October/November 2009)

Las raíces Turolenses de una diva (Heraldo, 26.10.2008)

"María Montez La Reina del Tecnicolor", book written by António Pérez Arnay and Terenci Moix, Filmoteca Canaria 1995.

*Very special thanks to Dominic Fuentes, @74paris and @shannendoherty-fans for their help.

If you know any details or have some photos from the family that aren't posted here, please send them and I will credit you. Remember that this family tree is growing as more info comes to light.

Thank you very much!

Eleni xxx