aka Yolanda Montes
(Yolanda Ivonne Móntez Farrington)
(1931 or '33 - )
despite her long career in Mexico, the exotic dancer and sometimes actress was actually born in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Spanish/Swedish and her mother English/French (although her maternal grandmother allegedly had Tahitian blood). Tongolele became a professional dancer at the age of 15 and after an appearance in Tijuana, moved to Mexico City in late 1946. She worked in numerous Mexican films into the 1980s and is still active as a dancer and actress on TV and in live venues.
Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. EdwART. 2012.