Yolanda Montes, widely known as Tongolele, the iconic Mexican-American dancer, actress, and vedette who played a pivotal role ...

Mexican cinema would have never reached its dizzying heights without the rhythm, flair, and sensuality of the vedettes that lit up the screen in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Tongolele was one of ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tongolele, the iconic American dancer who transformed the nightlife scene in mid-20th century Mexico City with her hip movements to the sound of drums, has died at the age of 93.