**Zair Montes** is an actress, producer, and writer who has written, produced, and starred in numerous film, television, and theater projects throughout her career across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. She is the co-owner and Creative Director of the award-winning film production company Golden Ceiba Productions. In 2014, she produced and starred in the American-Cuban drama *Habana Instant*, filmed on location in Cuba. The film received the Innovation Award and the Ecumenical Award at the 2015 Montreal World Film Festival. In 2016, she produced *Havana Darkness*, the first horror feature filmed between New York and Havana, and also produced and appeared in *Welcome to Acapulco*, starring William Baldwin, Paul Sorvino, and Michael Madsen. In 2018, Montes appeared in the New York independent film *Respite*, earning the **Best Supporting Actress** award at the 2020 Golden Door International Film Festival. She later adapted her play *The Flowers* into a television series, which she wrote, produced, and starred in. Filmed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the series premiered on Amazon Prime in 2020. That same year, she produced *How I Got There?*, starring Ron Perlman. In 2021, Montes starred as the female lead and served as producer on *Rumba Love*, which received a theatrical and VOD release across North America before being licensed by Paramount/Showtime. In 2022, she wrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning short film *The Other Side of Things*, which premiered as an Official Selection at Dances With Films and won **Best Short Film** at the Georgia Latino Film Festival. In 2023, she wrote, produced, and starred in the Mexican feature *El Elixir del Amor*, earning the **Best Actress** award at the 2024 Georgia Latino Film Festival. She also appeared in the action thriller *6 Hours Away*, released in the United States in 2024, and in the American comedy *Doctor Doctor*, directed by Stevan Mraovitch and released in 2025. She also produced the Cuban and Mexican units of Paramount's documentary series *Mafia Spies*, which premiered in 2024. In 2026, Montes co-created, co-wrote, produced, and starred in the science fiction miniseries *The Code*. That same year, she served as line producer for the Mexican unit of *As Good as Dead 2*, starring Tom Berenger and Michael Jai White.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 27, 1982 (43)
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Actor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Zair Montes' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Telmaris in Rumba Love (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Zair Montes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Zair Montes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
6 Hours Away(2024)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Doctor Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Elixir of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Morgan's Mask(2023)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
How I Got There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Rumba Love(2021)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Respite(2020)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Welcome to Acapulco(2019)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Havana Darkness(2018)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Habana Instant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Blue Family(2014)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Three Caines(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all showsCarrusel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Torrente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Lejana como el viento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Career shape
Star power in the 43rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2002 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Zair Montes' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 36/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Zair Montes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Zair Montes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guillermo Iván shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Guillermo IvánShared titles: 6 Hours Away (2024), Morgan's Mask (2023), Rumba Love (2021), Respite (2020), Welcome to Acapulco (2019), Havana Darkness (2018), Blue Family (2014)See all 7 shared titles with Guillermo Iván
Writers
- Garry CharlesShared titles: 6 Hours Away (2024), Welcome to Acapulco (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Garry Charles
- Loris CurciShared titles: Welcome to Acapulco (2019), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Loris Curci
- Magarditch HalvadjianShared titles: Welcome to Acapulco (2019), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Magarditch Halvadjian
Actors
- Monte BezellShared titles: Rumba Love (2021), Respite (2020), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Monte Bezell
- Zach RoseShared titles: 6 Hours Away (2024), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Zach Rose
- Carolina RavassaShared titles: Morgan's Mask (2023), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Carolina Ravassa
- Erin FogelShared titles: Rumba Love (2021), Blue Family (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Erin Fogel
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David ConstantinoShared titles: Rumba Love (2021), Havana Darkness (2018), Blue Family (2014)See all 3 shared titles with David Constantino
- Saro VarjabedianShared titles: Respite (2020), Welcome to Acapulco (2019), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Saro Varjabedian
- Daniel MedinaShared titles: Havana Darkness (2018), Blue Family (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Medina
- Santiago ParraShared titles: Havana Darkness (2018), Blue Family (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Santiago Parra
Producers
- Olinka DueñasShared titles: 6 Hours Away (2024), Rumba Love (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Olinka Dueñas
- Josef BrandmaierShared titles: Rumba Love (2021), Welcome to Acapulco (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Josef Brandmaier
- Asen ChankovShared titles: Welcome to Acapulco (2019), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Asen Chankov
- Ivaylo SpasovShared titles: Welcome to Acapulco (2019), Havana Darkness (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ivaylo Spasov