Tongolele
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Tongolele, (born 3 January 1932) born Yolanda Ivonne Móntez Farrington and also known as Yolanda Montes, was an exotic dancer and starred in many Mexican films from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Born in Spokane, Washington, Tongolele became a professional dancer when she was only 15 years old. Her father was Spanish/Swedish, her mother French/English and her maternal grandmother was of Tahitian descent.
Most people are aware of her from the classic 1971 film Isle of the Snake People starring Boris Karloff in one of his last roles. Tongolele is still active in television, theatre, and nightclubs. She is still well known in Spain and Latin America.