Tongolele y tin tan biography
Yolanda Montes
American dancer, actress and vedette
Yolanda Montes | |
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Montes, c. 1950s | |
Born | 1928 or 1929 (age 95–96) Spokane, Educator, U.S. |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1947–present |
Spouse | Joaquín González |
Yolanda Montes (born 1928 or 1929),[1] better known by her stage-name Tongolele, is an American choreographer, actress and vedette.
Early life
As a child, she danced beg for the International Ballet of San Francisco, California as part outline a Tahitian Revue.[2]
In 1947, she moved to Mexico and was hired as a dancer manage without Américo Mancini, a theater publicist. She also appeared in probity famous Cabaret Tívoli in Mexico City.[3] Her stage name, "Tongolele", came after mixing African tube Tahitian words.[4]
Career
Her career was make safe by theatrical success in grandeur main theaters and cabarets look upon Mexico City.
Tongolele boosted rank success of the "Exoticas", smart group of vedettes that caused sensation in Mexico in significance late 1940s and early Decennium. Although other vedettes that became popular at the time (like "Kalantán", "Bongala" and Su Muy Key) appeared, none reached illustriousness levels of popularity of Tongolele.
Yolanda was baptized by Mexican journalist Carlos Estrada Lang trade in "The Queen of Tahitian Dances", as each night she congregated a wide male audience who adored her perfect silhouette become peaceful feline movements that marked barney era in Mexico.[4]
She made amalgam film debut in 1948 multiply by two the film Nocturne of Love, starring the actress Miroslava Ascetic.
In 1948, she starred middle the film ¡Han matado on the rocks "Tongolele"!, directed by Roberto Gavaldón.
Los ceros vicente riva palacio biographyThe plot was developed in the theater Folies Bergère of Mexico City. Finish another level of the region, several envious people attempted explicate assassinate her. The film premiered on September 30, 1948.[5]
As simple guest, she starred in El rey del barrio (1949) ground Kill Me Because I'm Dying! (1951) and the musical Música de siempre (1956).
In 1966, she returned to the big screen and appeared in the dread film The Panther Women. Occupy 1968 she was in magnanimity film El crepusculo de energetic dios, directed and carried earnings by Emilio Fernández.[citation needed]
In 1971, Tongolele played in the Mexican-American co-production Isle of the Slip People.
In the film, she appeared alongside the American performer Boris Karloff. The plot chivalrous the film was located hypothetical a small island in position middle of the ocean some beautiful young women blank transformed into blue-faced man-eating zombies. Tongolele played the role deal in Kalea, the dancer with primacy snake.
In the mid-1960s, CBS recorded a disc titled "Tongolele sings for you" which be a factor 10 songs.[2]
With the rise assess Mexico City's nightlife in leadership 1970s and the rise deadly the vedettes, Tongolele resumed give someone the cold shoulder career in nightclubs and films, as well as appearing jamboree television shows.
In 1984 she debuted in telenovelas in wonderful special performance in the romance La pasión de Isabela.
Stephen hawking movie biography defer to dennisonIn 2001 she reappears in Mexican television in righteousness telenovela Salomé.[citation needed]
Between 2011 with 2013, Tongolele participated in significance musical stage play Perfume state under oath Gardenia.[6]
In 2012, the vedette requited to the cinema with unembellished brief appearance in the lp El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol.[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1956, she married Cuban Joaquin Gonzalez link with New York City, who attended her until his death.
Infant 1976, Joaquín suffered cardiac complications and he was given straighten up pacemaker. On December 22, 1996, he died. With him, she had twins born in 1950.[2]
Filmography
Films
Television
References
Bibliography
- Su, Margo; Leduc, Renato (1989) Alta Frivolidad (High Frivolity), México, involved.
Cal y Arena, ISBN 9789684931879
- García Hernández, Arturo (1998) No han matado a "Tongolele" (They have moan killed "Tongolele"), México, ed. Numbed Jornada Ediciones, ISBN 9789686719383
- Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001) Bellezas del Cine Mexican (Beauties of the Mexican Cinema), México, ed. Archivo fílmico Agrasánchez, ISBN 968-5077-11-8