<P> Míriam Colón ( born Míriam Colón Valle ; August 20 , 1936 -- March 3 , 2017 ) was a Puerto Rican actress . Colón was the founder and director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City . Beginning her career in the early 1950s , Colón started performing on Broadway ; later moving into television . Known for appearances on various television shows from 1960s through the 2010s , Colón was perhaps best known for her role as Mama Montana in the 1983 crime film Scarface . In 2014 , Colón received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama . Colón died of complications from a pulmonary infection on March 3 , 2017 at age 80 . </P>
<P> Míriam Colón ( born Míriam Colón Valle ; August 20 , 1936 -- March 3 , 2017 ) was a Puerto Rican actress . Colón was the founder and director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City . Beginning her career in the early 1950s , Colón started performing on Broadway ; later moving into television . Known for appearances on various television shows from 1960s through the 2010s , Colón was perhaps best known for her role as Mama Montana in the 1983 crime film Scarface . In 2014 , Colón received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama . Colón died of complications from a pulmonary infection on March 3 , 2017 at age 80 . </P>
who played tony montana 's mother in scarface
who played tony montana 's mother in scarface
Míriam Colón
Míriam Colón