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Tongolele(1932-2025)

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Tongolele
Yolanda Montes, artistically known as "Tongolele", became a professional dancer when she was only 15 years old. Tongolele was an exotic dancer and actress of Mexican films from the late 1940's into the 1980's. She was and still is well known in Latin America and Spain. Her father was Spanish/Swedish and her mother English/French, but her maternal grandmother had Tahitian blood. Yolanda Montes "Tongolele is still active as dancer and actress on theatre, television and night clubs.
BornJanuary 3, 1932
DiedFebruary 16, 2025(93)
BornJanuary 3, 1932
DiedFebruary 16, 2025(93)
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Known for

Han matado a Tongolele (1948)
Han matado a Tongolele
6.2
  • Yolanda(as Yolanda Móntez 'Tongolele')
  • 1948
Boris Karloff and Tongolele in La muerte viviente (1971)
La muerte viviente
3.4
  • Kalea
  • 1971
El mensaje de la muerte (1953)
El mensaje de la muerte
6.8
  • Bailarina(as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
  • 1953
Las mujeres panteras (1967)
Las mujeres panteras
5.7
  • Tongolele(as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
  • 1967

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  • El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol (2012)
    El fantástico mundo de Juan Orol
    6.8
    • Tongolele (as Yolanda Montes)
    • 2012
  • Salomé (2001)
    Salomé
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Yolanda
    • Yolanda Carranza
    • 2001–2002
  • Héctor Bonilla and Ana Martín in La pasión de Isabela (1984)
    La pasión de Isabela
    7.8
    TV Series
    • (as Yolanda Montes)
    • 1984
  • Teatro Follies (1983)
    Teatro Follies
    4.0
    • (as Yolanda Montes)
    • 1983
  • Las fabulosas del Reventón 2 (1983)
    Las fabulosas del Reventón 2
    • (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1983
  • Tongolele, Jaime Moreno, and Ana Luisa Peluffo in Las fabulosas del Reventón (1982)
    Las fabulosas del Reventón
    5.1
    • (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1982
  • Las noches del Blanquita (1981)
    Las noches del Blanquita
    6.4
    • 1981
  • Boris Karloff and Tongolele in La muerte viviente (1971)
    La muerte viviente
    3.4
    • Kalea
    • 1971
  • El crepúsculo de un dios (1969)
    El crepúsculo de un dios
    5.5
    • Bailarina (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1969
  • Las mujeres panteras (1967)
    Las mujeres panteras
    5.7
    • Tongolele (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1967
  • La muerte es puntual (1967)
    La muerte es puntual
    5.9
    • Bailarina (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1967
  • Rosa María Vázquez in Amor a ritmo de go go (1966)
    Amor a ritmo de go go
    7.0
    • Tongolele (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1966
  • Música de siempre (1958)
    Música de siempre
    6.4
    • 1958
  • Pensión de artistas (1956)
    Pensión de artistas
    7.3
    • Tongolele
    • 1956
  • Detective (1954)
    Detective
    6.9
    • (as Tangolele)
    • 1954

Additional Crew



  • Rosa María Vázquez in Amor a ritmo de go go (1966)
    Amor a ritmo de go go
    7.0
    • exotic dancer (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1966
  • Rafael Baledón, Pedro Infante, Lilia Michel, and Tongolele in Sí, mi vida (1953)
    Sí, mi vida
    6.5
    • exotic dancer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Amor de locura (1953)
    Amor de locura
    5.5
    • exotic dancer (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1953
  • Nocturno de amor (1948)
    Nocturno de amor
    5.6
    • exotic dancer (as Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele')
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Yolanda Montes 'Tongolele'
  • Born
    • January 3, 1932
    • Spokane, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • February 16, 2025
    • Puebla, Puebla, Mexico(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Joaquín González1956 - December 22, 1996 (his death, 2 children)
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    Made her professional debut as a dancer in 1947 at the Tivoli Theater in Mexico.
  • Quotes
    In real life I'm kind of like Dorian Gray; the older I get, the younger I look.

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