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) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancer and actress Tongolele, whose sensual persona made her an icon of Mexican cinema's golden age, has died. She was 93.

Tongolele, the renowned American-born dancer who captivated audiences in mid-20th century Mexico with her mesmerizing hip movements and distinctive stage presence, has passed away at the age of 93.

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 — 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.

Dancer and actress Tongolele, whose sensual persona made her an icon of Mexican cinema's golden age, has died. She was 93. Mexico's secretary of culture confirmed Tongolele's death on Monday in a ...