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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-09-29</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000705752</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CENTURY PROPERTIES FUND XIX</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NONE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000922864</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>APARTMENT INVESTMENT &amp; MANAGEMENT CO</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1100</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80237</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000926660</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>AIMCO PROPERTIES LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1100</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80237</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Limited Partnership Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-09-29</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>15</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>104.89</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>53726.66</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These Limited Partnership Units (&quot;Units&quot;) were purchased directly by AIMCO Properties, L.P. (&quot;AIMCO Properties&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This amount consists of:  23,606 Units owned directly by AIMCO Properties.  AIMCO Properties is a joint filer with Apartment Investment and Management Company (&quot;AIMCO&quot;) for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.  AIMCO-GP, Inc. is the sole general partner of AIMCO Properties and a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO; (2) 25,228.66 Units owned directly by AIMCO IPLP, L.P. (&quot;IPLP&quot;). IPLP is a joint filer with AIMCO/IPT, Inc. (&quot;AIMCO/IPT&quot;) and AIMCO for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.  AIMCO/IPT is the sole general partner of IPLP and a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO; and (3) 4,892 Units owned directly by AIMCO IPLP Acquisitions, L.L.C. (&quot;IPLP Acq.&quot;).  IPLP Acq. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO Properties, whose sole general partner is AIMCO-GP, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIMCO.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Derek McCandless
Assistant Secretary
Apartment Investment
and Management Company</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-10-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Derek McCandless, Assistant Secretary, AIMCO Properties, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-10-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

