Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Burges (February 24, 1931 – June 27, 2020), known professionally as Linda Cristal, was an Argentine–American actress. In the 1950s, she was a rising star of the Mexican film industry who successfully transitioned to Hollywood. Known for her “luminous features” and elegance, she became a prominent figure in the Western genre.
After being discovered by producer Miguel Alemán Velasco, she starred in several Spanish-language films that established her as a major star in Mexico. She made her American film debut as Margarita in the 1956 Western Comanche. In 1958, she won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her role in the comedy The Perfect Furlough, starring alongside Tony Curtis.
Throughout the decade, she solidified her “Latin beauty” image in films like The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) and The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958). In 1958, she appeared in four episodes of Disney’s Zorro as Margarita Cortazar.
In the late 1950s, Cristal was a favorite of gossip columnists and fashion photographers. In 1959, she was famously dubbed “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by various film associations and magazines, a title that followed her for years. Here are 22 stunning studio portraits of Linda Cristal in the 1950s:
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