Mexican cinema icon Yolanda Montes passed away on February 16, 2025, at 93 in Puebla, Mexico. The cause of her death was reported as fulminant infarction which was followed by respiratory ...

Yolanda Montes, widely known as Tongolele, the iconic Mexican-American dancer, actress, and vedette who played a pivotal role in shaping Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema, passed away on Sunday ...

FILE - Dancer Yolanda Montez, better known as Tongolele, talks about a photograph in her home, during an interview in Mexico City, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File) FILE - Dancer ...

Dancer and actress Tongolele, 93, whose real name was Yolanda Montes, passed away on February 16, 2025. Yolanda was a part of several Mexican films over the years such as Nocturne of Love ...

MEXICO CITY — 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.

Several media outlets reported that she died Sunday night. FILE - Dancer Yolanda Montez, better known as Tongolele, talks about a photograph in her home, during an interview in Mexico City ...

FILE - Dancer Yolanda Montez, better known as Tongolele, talks about a photograph in her home, during an interview in Mexico City, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File) MEXICO CITY (AP) — ...