Goodbye to the movies

With the arrival of the political transition in Spain and the predominance of the genre of uncover, Sara Montiel decided to say goodbye to the cinema with only 46 year old, but he turned on his faceta musical, mostly with recitals in theaters and hosting variety shows on television. It maintained extraordinary popularity and the admiration of new generations of moviegoers., writers and musicians; the writer Terenci Moix nicknamed her «Saritísima» and said of her, among other things: She is our Mae West, example of a reassuring eroticism». Proof of the veneration that still aroused fulfilled the 60 years was her ambitious album Purísimo Sara (1988), with new songs created for her by musicians like José María Cano (member of the mecano group), Joaquin Sabina, Javier Gurruchaga, Anthony Carmona, Carlos Berlanga, Nacho Canute and Oscar Gomez, who was also the producer of the album. It was a very careful record work: with a varied repertoire of themes and styles, lavish orchestral arrangements and skilfully retouched photographs with a very modern aesthetic.

Although various directors such as Pedro Almodovar they offered scripts to Sara Montiel, his goodbye to the cinema was firm and he did not want to return to the big screen; affirmed that the old Star-system had disappeared and that she did not fit into the new type of cinema that was being produced. With everything, in 2011 surprisingly reappeared filming some scenes for the movie Hug me, director's debut from La Mancha Oscar Parra de Carrizosa. She made a brief parody role playing herself.