Yolanda Montes, the actress and the dancer known as Tongolele, died at the age of 93.
This Monday, February 17th, journalist María Luis Valdés Doria and Communications Ohcar Madrazo released the unfortunate news.
For his part, the broadcast expert, Carlo Uriel, gave alleged details to the X account (formerly Twitter), claiming that the artist would have lost his life “after suffering a complete heart attack.”
“Today, around 9:30 in the morning, she died asleep, accompanied by her family,” one post wrote.
“I can confirm that I have encountered respiratory problems that have deteriorated for some time,” he said.
Some reports show that the dancer died on Sunday, February 16th.
Who was Tongolele?
Yolanda Yvonne Montes Farrington was born on January 3, 1932 in Spokane, Washington, United States, who was the daughter of Mexico’s father and American mother.
His beginning in cinema was almost in the parallel of his appearance in the stages of Mexico in 1947, when he adopted the artistic name Tongolele.
He has made debut in a variety of “shows” in Tijuana, Baja California, in which the public watched that several religious organizations have been described by the Malcan.
Having popularity, he had to appear in films, encouraging short music scenes, such as “The Night of Love” and “The Woman of the Other”.
He jumped to Stardom with the film “Killed Tongolele”, 1948, in which he danced at African -American rhythms.
Throughout his career he participated in works of “Seventh Art” such as “Love is Blind”, “The King of the Neighborhood”, “Chucho the Drinking” and kill me because I die!, Among others.
Her exotic style and movements quickly transformed her into one of the most excellent wedding vendors of the time, which won her the title of “Queen of Tais Dances”.
In 1956 he married Cuban musician Joaquín González, with whom he was the two twin children, Rubén and Ricardo.
After the widow in 1996, she continued with her professional career until mid -2010, when she retired due to health complications.
Source: univision
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